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IsPthPower    --    p-th power test


Syntax
IsPthPower(X: RINGELEM): BOOL

Description
This function determines whether a polynomial over a finite field (of char p) is a p-th power. If the coefficient ring is not a finite field then an error is signalled.

Example
/**/  use ZZ/(7)[x];
/**/  IsPthPower(x^7+3);
true
/**/  IsPthPower(x^6+3);
false

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