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Cubic Residue

If there is an integer x such that

 x^3=q (mod p),

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

SEE ALSO: Cubic Reciprocity Theorem, Quadratic Residue

REFERENCES:

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




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