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<div><h1>order -- a key used internally </h1>
<div class="single"><h2>Description</h2>
<div><tt>order</tt> -- used as a key inside finite fields under which is stored the number of elements in the field. Intended for internal use only<p/>
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<div class="single"><h2>See also</h2>
<ul><li><span><a href="___Galois__Field.html" title="the class of all Galois fields">GaloisField</a> -- the class of all Galois fields</span></li>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>For the programmer</h2>
<p>The object <a href="_order.html" title="a key used internally ">order</a> is <span>a <a href="___Symbol.html">symbol</a></span>.</p>
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