(also denoted \mathbb F_2, or \mathbb Z/2\mathbb Z) is the finite field with two elements.
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(also denoted \mathbb F_2, or \mathbb Z/2\mathbb Z) is the finite field with two elements.
is the field with the smallest possible number of elements, and is unique if the additive identity and the multiplicative identity are denoted respectively and , as usual.
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