# primitive polynomial

> the minimal polynomial of a primitive element of a finite field regarded as a field extension over a finite field of prime order

**Wikidata**: [Q1458669](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1458669)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_polynomial_(field_theory))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/primitive-polynomial


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)