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<h2><a name="FFEltTrace"></a>
FFEltTrace
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Trace of finite field elements.

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Syntax:
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<pre>p := FFEltTrace(a);
p := FFEltTrace(a, J);</pre>

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<td>polynomial</td>
<td><pre>  p  </pre></td>
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<td>finite field element</td>
<td><pre>  a  </pre></td>
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<td>finite field</td>
<td><pre>  J  </pre></td>
<td>subfield of the finite field of a</td>
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See also:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="kashref.html#FFPrimitiveElt">FFPrimitiveElt</a>

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Description:
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This function computes the trace of a finite field
element over the base field of the finite field or over the
finite field given as second parameter.

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Example:
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