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A new look at functions in modular arithmetic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

Marion H. Bird
Marion H. Bird*
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When a function in arithmetic modulo n is represented through a cartesian graph, the resulting set of points reveals little information about the form of the function (for example, see Fig. 1). It is not easy to discern connections between the points; a restriction to the values 0, 1, 2,…, n — 1 would have to be placed on x and y; and the fact that n — 1 is as ‘near’ to 0 as 1 is, is not apparent in the graph.

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Research Article
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 64 , Issue 428 , June 1980 , pp. 78 - 86
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1980

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