User Guide

Table 3.2: Modular Arithmetic Operators
ExampleOperatorOperation
>
+Addition
>
-Subtraction
>
*
Multiplication (displays in 2-D Math as )
>
^(-1)Multiplicative inverse (displays in 2-D Math as
a superscript)
>
/
Division (displays in 2-D Math as )
>
&^
Exponentiation
1
1
To enter a caret (^) in 2-D Math, enter a backslash character followed by a caret, that is,
\^.
For information on solving an equation modulo an integer, see Integer
Equations in a Finite Field (page 95).
The mod operator also supports polynomial and matrix arithmetic over finite
rings and fields. For more information, refer to the ?mod help page.
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