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// Code generated by goff (v0.2.0) DO NOT EDIT

// Package ff contains field arithmetic operations
package ff

// SquareElement z = x * x mod q
// calling this instead of z.Square(x) is prefered for performance critical path
// go - noescape
// func SquareElement(res,x *Element)

// Square z = x * x mod q
// see https://hackmd.io/@zkteam/modular_multiplication
func (z *Element) Square(x *Element) *Element {
	if z != x {
		z.Set(x)
	}
	MulAssignElement(z, x)
	// SquareElement(z, x)
	return z
}