pthPower

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pthPower

$\begin{usage} pthPower~p\\ pthPower!~p \end{usage}$

Signature

pthPower: % $\to$ %

$\begin{params} {\em p} & \% & A monomial\\ \end{params}$

$\begin{retval} Returns $p^{\mbox{characteristic}}$. \end{retval}$

$\begin{remarks} pthPower!~does not make a copy of $p$, which is therefore modif... ...assigned to the result of the call, as in {\tt p := pthPower!~p}. \end{remarks}$

Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13