On Jan 26, 2007, at 5:01 PM, Joel B. Mohler wrote:
>>> I also don't really think that valuation is the best term to use >>> for the >>> integer method. I think it would be better named "ord", but I >>> don't know if >>> that term is quite common enough. >> >> I prefer valuation, but having ord as a synonym couldn't hurt. > > Maybe I should have been more clear. I would tend to use the word > valuation > for this: > http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/PAdicValuation.html > The "ord" is the integer required to compute that valuation, but > it's being a > bit picky perhaps. Oh I see. I suppose what you're describing is the more common usage. I think I use "valuation" more frequently to refer to the "additive" version (i.e. your "ord"). David --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
