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isFinitePrimeField -- whether a ring is a finite prime field

Usage:

isFinitePrimeField R
Inputs:
- R, a ring,
Outputs:
- a Boolean value, whether R is a finite prime field

Description

i1 : isFinitePrimeField QQ

o1 = false

i2 : isFinitePrimeField (ZZ/101)

o2 = true

Ways to use isFinitePrimeField:

isFinitePrimeField(GaloisField)
isFinitePrimeField(Ring)

For the programmer

The object isFinitePrimeField is a method function.

The source of this document is in Macaulay2Doc/functions/isField-doc.m2:62:0.