Talk:P-adic order

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In creating this stub, I recognize that its mathematical content is already much better covered by sections of the articles Valuation (mathematics) and p-adic number, it's given a place in Multiplicity, and it's very similar to 2-order. I admit that it's undesirable to duplicate coverage yet again.

However, the p-order is such an elementary concept, and so commonly used, that I think it will prove useful to have an article specifically on the concept, rather than treating it is a mere by-product of a more powerful formalism, or a mere stepping stone towards more widely used machinery. (Of course, this article should still expand on applications and generalizations.)

So, I'll be creating links to this stub/article in a few other articles, and I hope other editors will tolerate the duplication issue as being, to some extent, a necessary evil in mathematics. Ultimately, when this article is filled out, it should be able to help out other articles per Wikipedia:Summary style. Melchoir (talk) 03:03, 2 March 2008 (UTC)