This is to match existing common conventions. By convention, n, not p, is used to indicate the prime group order of the EC. This is currently extra confusing because p *is* (by convention) used to indicate the order of the EC's finite field. References: https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1/blob/master/src/ecdsa_impl.h http://www.secg.org/sec2-v2.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic_Curve_Digital_Signature_Algorithmpull/650/head
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