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GF(Ring) -- make a finite field from a ring

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Description

GF R -- make a Galois field from a quotient ring R which happens to be isomorphic to a finite field.
i1 : k = GF(ZZ/2[t]/(t^3+t+1))

o1 = k

o1 : GaloisField
i2 : t+t^2

      2
o2 = t  + t

o2 : k