 Polynomial root density in a sieve (source code)

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= Polynomial root density in a sieve

For an integer polynomial $F$ and squarefree $d$, let $\rho_F(d)$ count the roots of $F$ modulo $d$. The <Chinese remainder theorem> makes $\rho_F$ multiplicative, and
$$
\#\{m\leq X:d\mid F(m)\}=\frac{\rho_F(d)}dX+O(\rho_F(d)).
$$
Thus $g(d)=\rho_F(d)/d$ and $r_d=O(\rho_F(d))$ define a <sieve distribution>.

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