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PLONKish Arithmetization — ZK Jargon

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Summary

A concise definition entry from the ZK Jargon glossary explaining PLONKish arithmetization — the constraint system format used by PLONK, Halo2, and related systems. Covers the cell matrix, fixed/advice/instance columns, custom gates, and copy constraints in a compact reference format.

Related resources

• PLONK: Permutations over Lagrange-bases for Oecumenical Noninteractive arguments of Knowledge (paper, 2019)