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A086966
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Number of distinct zeros of x^4-x-1 mod prime(n).
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4
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0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 2, 4, 1, 1, 0, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 3, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0
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OFFSET
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1,7
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COMMENTS
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For the prime modulus 283, the polynomial can be factored as (x+18) (x+168) (x+190)^2, showing that x=93 is a zero of multiplicity 2. The discriminant of the polynomial is 283. - T. D. Noe, Aug 12 2004
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MAPLE
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f:= n -> nops([msolve(x^4-x-1, ithprime(n))]):
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MATHEMATICA
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Table[p=Prime[n]; cnt=0; Do[If[Mod[x^4-x-1, p]==0, cnt++ ], {x, 0, p-1}]; cnt, {n, 105}] (* T. D. Noe, Sep 24 2003 *)
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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EXTENSIONS
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STATUS
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approved
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