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Biquadratic Residue


If there is an integer x such that

 x^4=q (mod p),

then q is said to be a biquadratic residue (mod p). If not, q is said to be a biquadratic nonresidue (mod p).


See also

Biquadratic Reciprocity Theorem, Cubic Residue, Quadratic Residue

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References

Nagell, T. Introduction to Number Theory. New York: Wiley, p. 115, 1951.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Biquadratic Residue." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BiquadraticResidue.html

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