Mathematicians discover new way of multiplying large numbers
“Our paper gives the first known example of an algorithm that achieves this,” Harvey said. “People have been hunting for such an algorithm for almost 50 years. It was not a forgone conclusion that someone would eventually be successful.”
Of the revelation, mathematician and computer scientist Fredrik Johansson from INRIA Bordeaux and Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux told New Scientist: "If the result is correct, it's a major achievement in computational complexity theory. The new ideas in this work are likely to inspire further research and could lead to practical improvements down the road."
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The new paper proves that the technique is successful in cutting down the time it takes to multiply numbers, with billion-digit numbers theoretically multipled in under 30 seconds using the Schönhage-Strassen algorithm. Very handy indeed when next you’re trying to work out .......how many grains of sand on the beach 🏖 I believe celebrations are still ongoing worldwide as news of this astonishing breakthrough filters through 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👋👋👋� Side: Yes
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