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Re:Faster asin() was hiding in plain sight by Sesse__ on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @05:23PM (#47342152)
Ah, I didn't know of either scheme. Still, am I right in that this mainly makes sense for degrees above five or six or so?
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Re:Faster asin() was hiding in plain sight by stephencanon on Wednesday March 11, 2026 @08:01PM (#47344339)
You can often eke something out for order-four, depending on uArch details. But basically yeah.
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