flint ☆

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Description:
C library for number theory

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 3.4.0@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 25, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: mathematics number-theory c-library algorithm scientific-computing

Install: brew install flint

About:
FLINT (Fast Library for Number Theory) is a C library for number theory, algebra, and combinatorics. It provides highly optimized algorithms for arithmetic with integers, polynomials, and matrices, leveraging low-level libraries like GMP and MPFR for performance.

Key Features:

Optimized algorithms for integer and polynomial arithmetic
Support for matrices, finite fields, and p-adic numbers
Built on top of GMP and MPFR for high performance

Use Cases:

Research in computational number theory
Development of cryptographic algorithms
Symbolic algebra computation

Alternatives:

gmp – GMP provides basic large integer arithmetic, while FLINT builds on it with higher-level number theory functions.
pari/gp – PARI/GP is an interactive system with a scripting language, whereas FLINT is a C library intended for integration into other software.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 25, 2025 6:48pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	ecb3d4c3
Sep 11, 2025 12:30am		0	VERSION_BUMP	6373c394