Meanings
plural nonsquares
- mathematicsA number that is not a square (second power).
Thus, suppose 2b — 2s and — 2b — 2s are nonsquares modulo p.
2008, Lindsay N Childs, A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra
Origin
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