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<h2><a name="FFPrimitiveElt"></a>
FFPrimitiveElt
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Returns a primitive element of a finite field.

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Syntax:
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<pre>w := FFPrimitiveElt(F);</pre>

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<td>finite field element</td>
<td><pre>  w  </pre></td>
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<td>finite field</td>
<td><pre>  F  </pre></td>
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See also:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="kashref.html#FFElt">FFElt</a>, <a href="kashref.html#FFGenerator">FFGenerator</a>

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Description:
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For a finite field FF_q (q=p^d a prime power) the function
returns a generator omega of FF_q^\times.

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Example:
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kash> F25 := FF(5, 2);
Finite field of size 5^2
kash> w := FFPrimitiveElt(F25);
w
kash> w + w;
w^7
kash> w^0;
1
kash> w^-1;
> w^23

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