On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:01:32 -0800, Joel B. Mohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. Some standard texts (that I've used when teaching/learning) use "valuation" to refer to the integer-valued function, and "absolute value" to refer to the actual absolute value. Certainly both uses of the word "valuation" are commonly used in the literature. I agree with having ord as a synonym. William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
