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Karatsuba algorithm

Karatsuba algorithm noun: a fast multiplication algorithm that reduces the multiplication of two n-digit numbers to at most n^(log ₂₃)≈n^(1.585) single-digit multiplications.

Noun

Karatsuba algorithm (plural Karatsuba algorithms)

  1. A fast multiplication algorithm that reduces the multiplication of two n-digit numbers to at most n^(log ₂₃)≈n^(1.585) single-digit multiplications.

Forms of Karatsuba algorithm

pluralKaratsuba algorithms

Origin of Karatsuba algorithm

Discovered by Anatolii Alexeevitch Karatsuba in 1960 and published in 1962.

Questions about Karatsuba algorithm

What does Karatsuba algorithm mean?
Karatsuba algorithm means a fast multiplication algorithm that reduces the multiplication of two n-digit numbers to at most n^(log ₂₃)≈n^(1.585) single-digit multiplications.
What part of speech is Karatsuba algorithm?
Karatsuba algorithm is a noun.
What is the plural of Karatsuba algorithm?
The plural of Karatsuba algorithm is Karatsuba algorithms.

Words near Karatsuba algorithm in the dictionary

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  2. Karatsu
  3. Karatsu ware
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  8. Karatsuba multiplication
  9. Karatsuba multiplications
  10. karatto
  11. Karatzidis

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