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Definition 1. Let m be an integer greater than 1, and suppose that (m,n) = 1. If x2 ≡ n (mod m) is soluble, then we call n a quadratic residue mod m; otherwise we call n a quadratic non-residue mod m.
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Keng, H.L. (1982). Quadratic Residues. In: Introduction to Number Theory. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68130-1_3
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