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Carlitz exponential
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, the Carlitz exponential is a characteristic <i>p</i> analogue to the usual <a href="/facts/Exponential_function/ewlYxvR2">exponential function</a> studied in <a href="/facts/Real_analysis/12WjlXCW">real</a> and <a href="/facts/Complex_analysis/hgCoQlH0">complex analysis</a>. It is used in the definition of the <a href="/facts/Carlitz_module/WMJkFbYB">Carlitz module</a> – an example of a <a href="/facts/Drinfeld_module/WMJkFbYB">Drinfeld module</a>. </p>