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Algebraic Congruence

A congruence of the form

f(x)=0 (mod n)

where f(x) is an integer polynomial (Nagell 1951, p. 73).

See also

Congruence, Functional Congruence

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References

Nagell, T. "Algebraic Congruences and Functional Congruences," "Algebraic Congruences to a Prime Modulus," "Algebraic Congruences to a Composite Modulus," "Algebraic Congruences to a Prime-Power Modulus," and "Numerical Examples of Solution of Algebraic Congruences." §22, 24, and 26-28 in Introduction to Number Theory. New York: Wiley, pp. 73-76, 79-81, and 83-93, 1951.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Algebraic Congruence." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AlgebraicCongruence.html

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