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monicLeftDivide


\begin{usage}
monicLeftDivide(a, b)
\end{usage}


Signature


\begin{params}
{\em a } & \% & The skew--polynomial to be divided\\
{\em b } & \% & The skew--polynomial to divide by (must be monic)\\\end{params}

\begin{retval}
Returns $(q, r)$\ such that $a = b q + r$\ and either $r = 0$or $\deg(r) < \deg(b)$.
\end{retval}


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Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13