pqc/external/flint-2.4.3/long_extras/doc/long_extras.txt
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/*=============================================================================
This file is part of FLINT.
FLINT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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FLINT is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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=============================================================================*/
/******************************************************************************
Copyright (C) 2010 Sebastian Pancratz
******************************************************************************/
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Properties
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size_t z_sizeinbase(slong n, int b)
Returns the number of digits in the base $b$ representation
of the absolute value of the integer $n$.
Assumes that $b \geq 2$.
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Random functions
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mp_limb_signed_t z_randtest(flint_rand_t state)
Returns a pseudo random number with a random number of bits, from
$0$ to \code{FLINT_BITS}. The probability of the special values $0$,
$\pm 1$, \code{COEFF_MAX}, \code{COEFF_MIN}, \code{WORD_MAX} and
\code{WORD_MIN} is increased.
This random function is mainly used for testing purposes.
mp_limb_signed_t z_randtest_not_zero(flint_rand_t state)
As for \code{z_randtest(state)}, but does not return $0$.
mp_limb_t z_randint(flint_rand_t state, mp_limb_t limit)
Returns a pseudo random number of absolute value less than
\code{limit}. If \code{limit} is zero or exceeds \code{WORD_MAX},
it is interpreted as \code{WORD_MAX}.