gives the characteristic of the field f.


Characteristic
gives the characteristic of the field f.
Details and Options
- To use Characteristic, you first need to load the Finite Fields Package using Needs["FiniteFields`"].
See Also
Tech Notes
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Text
Wolfram Research (2007), Characteristic, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Characteristic.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "Characteristic." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Characteristic.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). Characteristic. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Characteristic.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_characteristic, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Characteristic}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Characteristic.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_characteristic, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Characteristic}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Characteristic.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-August-2025]}