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exception Not_in_field of Bytes.t
val order : Z.t
The order of the finite field
val check_bytes : Bytes.t -> bool
check_bytes bs
returns true
if bs
is a correct byte representation of a field element
val zero : t
The neutral element for the addition
val one : t
The neutral element for the multiplication
val is_zero : t -> bool
is_zero x
returns true
if x
is the neutral element for the addition
val is_one : t -> bool
is_one x
returns true
if x
is the neutral element for the multiplication
val random : ?state:Random.State.t -> unit -> t
Use carefully! random ()
returns a random element of the field. A state for the PRNG can be given to initialize the PRNG in the requested state. If no state is given, no initialisation is performed
val non_null_random : ?state:Random.State.t -> unit -> t
Use carefully! non_null_random ()
returns a non null random element of the field. A state for the PRNG can be given to initialize the PRNG in the requested state. If no state is given, no initialisation is performed
negate x
returns -x mod order
. Equivalently, negate x
returns the unique y
such that x + y mod order = 0
Construct a value of type t
from the bytes representation in little endian of the field element. For non prime fields, the encoding starts with the coefficient of the constant monomial. Raise Not_in_field
if the bytes do not represent an element in the field.
From a predefined little endian bytes representation, construct a value of type t
. The same representation than of_bytes_exn
is used. Return None
if the bytes do not represent an element in the field.
Convert the value t to a bytes representation. The number of bytes is size_in_bytes
and the encoding must be in little endian. For instance, the encoding of 1
in prime fields is always a bytes sequence of size size_in_bytes
starting with the byte 0b00000001
. For non prime fields, the encoding starts with the coefficient of the constant monomial.