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Submodules of $({\mathbb Z}/6{\mathbb Z})^n$ intersecting $\{0,1\}^n$ trivially

$\newcommand{\F}{{\mathbb F}}$ $\newcommand{\Z}{{\mathbb Z}}$ Suppose that $\F$ is a finite field of prime order $p:=|\F|$, and let $n$ be a positive integer. I consider the regime where $\F$ is ...
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Number of zeros of the derivatives of a polynomial

What is the maximum total number of zeroes a univariate polynomial $f\in\mathbb{C}[z]$ of degree $d$, together with all of its derivatives, can have at $k$ given points of $\mathbb{C}$? I am ...
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Orbits in commutative groups.

Let A be finite commutative group say $(Z_m)^h$. I will say that $S \subset A$ is an orbit if exist group $H$ which acts on A such that $S$ is an orbit of $H$. Can one give a simple characterization ...
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Maximal size of an almost-disjoint linearly independent family in $K^{\mathbb{N}}$

Let $K$ be a field, say infinite, and denote by $L$ the $K$-vector space $K^{\mathbb{N}}$. What is the maximal cardinality of a $K$-linearly independent subset $X$ of $L$ such that any two distinct ...
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Full-rank factorization property of integer-valued matrices

$\newcommand{\al}{\alpha} \newcommand{\de}{\delta} \newcommand{\De}{\Delta} \newcommand{\ep}{\varepsilon} \newcommand{\ga}{\gamma} \newcommand{\Ga}{\Gamma} \newcommand{\la}{\lambda} \newcommand{\Si}{\...
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