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  • In particular, for two integers n and m, and a prime number p such that neither n nor m is divisible by p-1, and a natural number r, such that: the p-adic continuity asserts that:

    Wolfram Blog : Today We Broke the Bernoulli Record: From the Analytical Engine to Mathematica 2008

  • As for math, I myself discovered this minor theorem while looking for something else: (p-1)!

    Chatting Theology with Robert Novak Sean 2008

  • Suppose that one of the suspects is called Gracchus; then there are p-1 cases of the argument in which the argument does not prove Gracchus guilty, and 1 case in which it does.

    Archive 2005-12-01 2005

  • Suppose that one of the suspects is called Gracchus; then there are p-1 cases of the argument in which the argument does not prove Gracchus guilty, and 1 case in which it does.

    Bernoullian Combination 2005

  • In accordance with that first argument, proportion of these cases, 1/p, yield the conclusion of guilt, because one case out of p will lead to guilt; the rest, p-1/p, will yield the conclusion of innocence.

    Archive 2005-12-01 2005

  • In accordance with that first argument, proportion of these cases, 1/p, yield the conclusion of guilt, because one case out of p will lead to guilt; the rest, p-1/p, will yield the conclusion of innocence.

    Bernoullian Combination 2005

  • Does it make sense to claim that the universe must contain exactly p points (not p-1, not p+1)?

    Finitism in Geometry Van Bendegem, Jean-Paul 2002

  • What is fragmentation equation? its p (p-1) but giving value 0.3 and 0.7 as the value of p yields same result?

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • What is fragmentation equation? its p (p-1) but giving value 0.3 and 0.7 as the value of p yields same result?

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • Prove the following congruence has exactly p-2 solns, and there the integers 2,3, ..., p-1? en Español

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

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