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chinese remainder theorem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
chi-ne-se re-main-der the-o-rem
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A theorem stating that, if one knows the remainders of the Euclidean division of an integer n by several integers, then one can determine uniquely the remainder of the division of n by the product of these integers, under the condition that the divisors are pairwise coprime.

Etymology

The earliest known formulation of the theorem was in the Chinese Sun Zi's Mathematical Manual circa 400 AD.

Inflected Forms

the Chinese remainder theorem (canonical)

Questions

What does chinese remainder theorem mean?
A theorem stating that, if one knows the remainders of the Euclidean division of an integer n by several integers, then one can determine uniquely the remainder of the division of n by the product of these integers, under the condition that the divisors are pairwise coprime.
Where does chinese remainder theorem come from?
The earliest known formulation of the theorem was in the Chinese Sun Zi's Mathematical Manual circa 400 AD.

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