Successor[e]
gives the next element in a canonical ordering of the field elements.


Successor
Successor[e]
gives the next element in a canonical ordering of the field elements.
Details and Options
- To use Successor, you first need to load the Finite Fields Package using Needs["FiniteFields`"].
- The canonical ordering used is based on the element code of the field elements.
- The largest element has no successor.
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), Successor, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Successor.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "Successor." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Successor.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). Successor. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Successor.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_successor, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Successor}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Successor.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_successor, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Successor}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/FiniteFields/ref/Successor.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}