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The theory of numbers is concerned primarily with the properties of the natural numbers 1,2,3,... and, more generally, with those of the rational integers..., - 2, -1,0,1,2,3,.... Throughout this book, rational integers will be denoted by lowercase italic letters. The set of all rational integers will be denoted by Z. In general, sets of numbers will be denoted by boldface capitals.
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M. Gerstenhaber, The 152-nd proof of the law of quadratic reciprocity, Am. Math. Monthly 70 (1963), 397–398.
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Grosswald, E. (1984). Introductory Remarks and Notations. In: Topics from the Theory of Numbers. Modern Birkhäuser Classics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4838-1_2
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