English

Etymology
Named after German mathematician w:Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi|Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi.

Noun
en-noun|sg=Jacobi symbol

1. numbertheory Mathematical function of two integers, written <math>\left({a \over b}\right)</math>, based on whether a is a square modulo the prime factors of b.

See also
Legendre symbol
quadratic reciprocity

External links
pedialite

Category:English eponyms

ru:Jacobi symbol

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