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Re:Succinct Data Structures by bee_rider on Friday March 07, 2025 @10:19AM (#43290848)
“Exponentially” and “quantum” are the only language hills I’d die on.
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Re:Succinct Data Structures by nxobject on Friday March 07, 2025 @07:31PM (#43296325)
Why a quantum leap isn’t the length of an Ångstrom will always sadden me. I’m sure there are other scientific concepts you can use to describe a Great Leap Forward…
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Re:Succinct Data Structures by Quekid5 on Saturday March 08, 2025 @08:49AM (#43300222)
I think the Quantum Leap expression can also be understood as a "step" with no intermediate stages, i.e. very abrupt or transformative.
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