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1 .TH ZSQR 3 libzahl |
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2 .SH NAME |
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3 zsqr - Calculate the square of a big integer |
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4 .SH SYNOPSIS |
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5 .nf |
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6 #include <zahl.h> |
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8 void zsqr(z_t \fIsquare\fP, z_t \fIinteger\fP); |
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9 .fi |
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10 .SH DESCRIPTION |
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11 .B zsqr |
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12 calculates the square of an |
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13 .IR integer , |
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14 and stores the result in |
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15 .IR square . |
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16 That is, |
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17 .I square |
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18 gets |
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19 .IR integer ². |
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20 .P |
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21 It is safe to call |
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22 .B zsqr |
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23 with non-unique parameters. |
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24 .SH RATIONALE |
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25 Multiplication algorithm can be optimised if |
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26 we know that the multiplier and the multiplicand |
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27 are equal. |
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28 .SH SEE ALSO |
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29 .BR zmodmul (3), |
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30 .BR zmodpow (3), |
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31 .BR zstr (3), |
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32 .BR zadd (3), |
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33 .BR zsub (3), |
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34 .BR zdiv (3), |
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35 .BR zmod (3), |
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36 .BR zneg (3), |
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37 .BR zabs (3), |
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38 .BR zpow (3) |
