Since a function over a finite field GF(p^k) has only p^k inputs, there's trivially a degree p^k - 1 polynomial that goes through each of those points. On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
It appears that all functions over GF(2) can be synthesized using only polynomials:
E.g.,
f()=0, f()=1
f(x)=0, f(x)=1, f(x)=x, f(x)=1+x
not(x)=1+x, and(x,y)=x*y, or(x,y)=x+y+x*y, etc.
Q: Can all functions over _any_ finite field by synthesized using only polynomials, and is there a simple synthesis procedure?
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