From 8b3defec09e04592fb8c253da6f0e08c9d85909b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: LiuYusuf Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:40:13 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Another incorrect use of the term 'function' due to the same reason that Elliptic Curve is not a function. --- ch04_keys.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch04_keys.adoc b/ch04_keys.adoc index 3afb4186..88145b8a 100644 --- a/ch04_keys.adoc +++ b/ch04_keys.adoc @@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ results in smaller transactions, allowing more payments to be made in the same block. As we saw in the section <>, a public key is a point [.keep-together]#(x, y)# on an -elliptic curve. Because the curve expresses a mathematical function, a +elliptic curve. Because the curve expresses a mathematical mapping, a point on the curve represents a solution to the equation and, therefore, if we know the _x_ coordinate, we can calculate the _y_ coordinate by solving the equation [.keep-together]#y^2^ mod p = (x^3^ + 7) mod p.# That allows us to