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<h2><a name="FFSize"></a>
FFSize
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Gives the size of the finite field FF_q.

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Syntax:
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<pre>L := FFSize(F);</pre>

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<td>list</td>
<td><pre>  L  </pre></td>
<td>of p and d with p^d = q.</td>
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<td>finite field</td>
<td><pre>  F  </pre></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>

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Description:
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This function returns a list consisting of the
characteristic p and the degree d of FF_q
over FF_p.

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Example:
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<pre>

kash> F9 := FF(3, 2);
Finite field of size 3^2
kash> L := FFSize(F9);
> [ 3, 2 ]

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