 Character sum (source code)

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= Character sum
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A sum of character values over a set. Arithmetic cancellation, rather than the termwise absolute-value bound, is the useful feature. A <Gauss sum of a Dirichlet character> is a weighted example, and the <Pólya–Vinogradov inequality> bounds interval sums.

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