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   wolfgang kern to Terje   
   Re: Reciprocal MUL LUT   
   25 Apr 18 08:51:20   
   
   From: nowhere@never.at   
      
   Terje asked:   
      
   > Interesting ideas, I've got to ask though, what is the need/intention here?   
      
   > I.e. why do you need the prime reciprocals, what do you need them for,   
      
   speed up my 512 bit calculator for 1/P 1/N with minor rounding issues.   
   ["black peep hole watchers" and a few "metoo scientists" asked for]   
      
   > why just 512 of them,   
      
   not limited to 512 primes, but I want 512 bits precise 1/N.   
      
   > and is size more or less important than speed of access?   
      
   I search for both but see bloat as speed-eater (load-time&cache-burst).   
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   wolfgang   
      
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