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diff --git a/man/zmodpowu.3 b/man/zmodpowu.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..09ea9b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/zmodpowu.3 @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +.TH ZMODPOWU 3 libzahl +.SH NAME +zmodpowu - Calculate a modular power of a big integer +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +#include <zahl.h> + +void zmodpowu(z_t \fIpower\fP, z_t \fIbase\fP, unsigned long long int \fIexponent\fP, z_t \fImodulator\fP); +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B zmodpowu +calculates the +.IR exponent :th +power of a +.IR base , +modulus a +.IR modulator , +and stores the result in +.IR power . +That is, +.I power +gets +.RI ( base +↑ +.IR exponent ) +Mod +.IR modulator . +.P +It is safe to call +.B zmodpowu +with non-unique parameters. +.SH RATIONALE +It is possible to calculate the modular power +with a faster algorithm than calculating the +power and than the modulus of that power. +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR zmodpow (3), +.BR zmodsqr (3), +.BR zmodmul (3), +.BR zsqr (3), +.BR zstr (3), +.BR zadd (3), +.BR zsub (3), +.BR zmul (3), +.BR zdiv (3), +.BR zmod (3), +.BR zneg (3), +.BR zabs (3) |
