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Field should return size #56
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One can determine the extension degree recursively. So for any extension of degree > 1, it returns |
Unfortunately, representing this modulus is a problem. Since, one usually has a modulus that is just shy of setting all the bits in the BigInteger representation. So for a field extension like Fp12 or higher, one is not guaranteed that one can represent the modulus. |
I don't think we need the field to return the size (due to the representation problem), I view providing the extension degree and characteristic as sufficient. Maybe we could add a |
Field should return extension degree + characteristic (already impl) so that one can easily determine its order.
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