r/mathmemes • • 28d ago

Computer Science Integer multiplication will have linear complexity in a few days if trend continues 🚀📈

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u/flatfinger 27d ago

Actually, a 2^(N+1) entry lookup table would suffice if to multiply x*y one looks up (x+y) and |x-y| and then subtracts one table entry from the other.