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Question 15134: Do Not Skip the Finite Injective-to-Surjective Step

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
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R0029-15134 · q-20261014-advance-20261030-r01-finite-field-0084

Original question and givens

Use the same already qualified complete finite commutative unital-ring tables on Fin(5)={0,…,4}, addition=[[0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [1, 2, 4, 0, 3], [2, 4, 3, 1, 0], [3, 0, 1, 4, 2], [4, 3, 0, 2, 1]] and multiplication=[[0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 4, 1, 2, 3], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 2, 3, 4, 1], [0, 3, 4, 1, 2]] in carrier-label order. The actual zero and one are distinct and need not be labels 0 and 1. The inverse audit is additional to, not a replacement for, those ring axioms. Division by zero is never defined. A finite field has prime-power order, not necessarily prime order. Give (n,missing,field?,theorem_step,field_order_prime_power_not_necessarily_prime). theorem_step is finite_domain_injective_to_surjective_theorem or missing_nonzero_inverse.

  • G001 — Use the same already qualified complete finite commutative unital-ring tables on Fin(5)={0,…,4}, addition=[[0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [1, 2, 4, 0, 3], [2, 4, 3, 1, 0], [3, 0, 1, 4, 2], [4, 3, 0, 2, 1]] and multiplication=[[0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 4, 1, 2, 3], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 2, 3, 4, 1], [0, 3, 4, 1, 2]] in carrier-label order. The actual zero and one are distinct and need not be labels 0 and 1. The inverse audit is additional to, not a replacement for, those ring axioms. Division by zero is never defined. A finite field has prime-power order, not necessarily prime order. Give (n,missing,field?,theorem_step,field_order_prime_power_not_necessarily_prime). theorem_step is finite_domain_injective_to_surjective_theorem or missing_nonzero_inverse.

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

same complete carrier Fin(5);addition=[[0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [1, 2, 4, 0, 3], [2, 4, 3, 1, 0], [3, 0, 1, 4, 2], [4, 3, 0, 2, 1]];multiplication=[[0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 4, 1, 2, 3], [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 2, 3, 4, 1], [0, 3, 4, 1, 2]]

After

actual zero=0;one=2;additive inverses=[0, 3, 4, 1, 2];additive commute/associate=[Yes, Yes];multiplicative commute/associate=[Yes, Yes];left/right distributive=[Yes, Yes]

Conditions: none

Even where the raw inverse oracle has looser guards,independently qualify the complete commutative unital parent declared by the source English scope,including every additive/distributive axiom and distinct identities.Do not skip them by name or inverse search alone.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: field_stated_full_commutative_parent_not_raw_oracle_shortcut · Uses: G001

S002 · implies

Before

element label=0;actual zero=0;one=2;two-sided multiplicative inverse candidates=[]

After

selected inverse witness=null;nonzero inverse obligation=No

Conditions: none

Search the whole carrier for both products equaling the actual one.Nonzero is judged against the actual zero,not label0;zero has no inverse obligation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: field_all_nonzero_inverse_obligations_actual_labels · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · implies

Before

element label=1;actual zero=0;one=2;two-sided multiplicative inverse candidates=[3]

After

selected inverse witness=3;nonzero inverse obligation=Yes

Conditions: none

Search the whole carrier for both products equaling the actual one.Nonzero is judged against the actual zero,not label0;zero has no inverse obligation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: field_all_nonzero_inverse_obligations_actual_labels · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

element label=2;actual zero=0;one=2;two-sided multiplicative inverse candidates=[2]

After

selected inverse witness=2;nonzero inverse obligation=Yes

Conditions: none

Search the whole carrier for both products equaling the actual one.Nonzero is judged against the actual zero,not label0;zero has no inverse obligation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: field_all_nonzero_inverse_obligations_actual_labels · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

element label=3;actual zero=0;one=2;two-sided multiplicative inverse candidates=[1]

After

selected inverse witness=1;nonzero inverse obligation=Yes

Conditions: none

Search the whole carrier for both products equaling the actual one.Nonzero is judged against the actual zero,not label0;zero has no inverse obligation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: field_all_nonzero_inverse_obligations_actual_labels · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

element label=4;actual zero=0;one=2;two-sided multiplicative inverse candidates=[4]

After

selected inverse witness=4;nonzero inverse obligation=Yes

Conditions: none

Search the whole carrier for both products equaling the actual one.Nonzero is judged against the actual zero,not label0;zero has no inverse obligation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: field_all_nonzero_inverse_obligations_actual_labels · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

finite commutative parent size=5;all missing nonzero inverse labels=[]

After

field qualification=Yes;finite theorem step=finite_domain_injective_to_surjective_theorem

Conditions: none

In a finite domain,nonzero cancellation gives injectivity;the finite same carrier makes it surjective,so one has a preimage/inverse.Missing inverses deny this table's field qualification,not the theorem.The finite step does not apply to arbitrary infinite domains.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: finite_domain_field_theorem_not_definition_or_infinite_extension · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · implies

Before

field flag=Yes;finite carrier size=5

After

field_order_prime_power_not_necessarily_prime

Conditions: none

For a qualified finite field,the characteristic is a prime p and finite vector-space dimension over the prime subfield gives size p^k.Do not restrict field order to primes or replace whole-table qualification by a prime-size shortcut.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: finite_field_order_boundary_no_prime_size_shortcut · Uses: G001, S007

Reverse checks

  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(5, [], Yes, finite_domain_injective_to_surjective_theorem, field_order_prime_power_not_necessarily_prime)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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