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diff --git a/src/algebra/poly.spad.pamphlet b/src/algebra/poly.spad.pamphlet
index 077ba898..c71af1d9 100644
--- a/src/algebra/poly.spad.pamphlet
+++ b/src/algebra/poly.spad.pamphlet
@@ -438,11 +438,11 @@ SparseUnivariatePolynomial(R:Ring): UnivariatePolynomialCategory(R) with
zero?(cc:=p.first.c ** n) => 0
[[n * p.first.k, cc]]
-- not worth doing special trick if characteristic is too small
- if characteristic()$R < 3 then return expt(p,n pretend PositiveInteger)$RepeatedSquaring(%)
+ if characteristic$R < 3 then return expt(p,n pretend PositiveInteger)$RepeatedSquaring(%)
y:%:=1
-- break up exponent in qn * characteristic + rn
-- exponentiating by the characteristic is fast
- rec := divide(n, characteristic()$R)
+ rec := divide(n, characteristic$R)
qn:= rec.quotient
rn:= rec.remainder
repeat
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ SparseUnivariatePolynomial(R:Ring): UnivariatePolynomialCategory(R) with
if rn > 1 then y:= y * binomThmExpt([p.first], p.rest, rn)
zero? qn => return y
-- raise to the characteristic power
- p:= [[t.k * characteristic()$R , primeFrobenius(t.c)$R ]$Term for t in p]
- rec := divide(qn, characteristic()$R)
+ p:= [[t.k * characteristic$R , primeFrobenius(t.c)$R ]$Term for t in p]
+ rec := divide(qn, characteristic$R)
qn:= rec.quotient
rn:= rec.remainder
y