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Which concept is used in the p-adic number system to determine closeness between numbers?
Which concept is used in the p-adic number system to determine closeness between numbers?
- Power
- Divisibility (correct)
- Congruence
- Absolute value
Who first described the p-adic numbers?
Who first described the p-adic numbers?
- Ernst Kummer
- Fermat
- Andrew Wiles
- Kurt Hensel (correct)
What is the main motivation behind the development of p-adic numbers?
What is the main motivation behind the development of p-adic numbers?
- To extend the arithmetic of rational numbers
- To prove Fermat's Last Theorem
- To encode congruence information
- To bring the ideas and techniques of power (correct)
What is the key property of p-adic numbers that enables them to encode congruence information?
What is the key property of p-adic numbers that enables them to encode congruence information?
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What is the famous theorem that p-adic numbers have powerful applications in?
What is the famous theorem that p-adic numbers have powerful applications in?
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Which set of numbers is a subset of the set of integers?
Which set of numbers is a subset of the set of integers?
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Which numbers can be considered as integers?
Which numbers can be considered as integers?
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Which numbers are not considered as integers?
Which numbers are not considered as integers?
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What is the smallest group and ring containing the natural numbers?
What is the smallest group and ring containing the natural numbers?
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How are negative numbers related to positive numbers in the set of integers?
How are negative numbers related to positive numbers in the set of integers?
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