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BABYBEAR_S_BOX_DEGREE

Constant BABYBEAR_S_BOX_DEGREE 

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pub const BABYBEAR_S_BOX_DEGREE: u64 = 7;
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S-box degree for BabyBear Poseidon1.

Since p - 1 = 15 * 2^27, both 3 and 5 divide p - 1.

So gcd(α, p - 1) ≠ 1 for α ∈ {3, 5}. The next smallest valid exponent is 7.