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Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range.

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From Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range.
Date Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:31:44 +0100
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jonas.thornvall@gmail.com writes:

> Den tisdag 7 april 2015 kl. 15:23:47 UTC+2 skrev Ben Bacarisse:
>> jonas.thornvall@gmail.com writes:
<snip>
>> > I aim to replace the slow add when dealing with real big bases with a
>> > search.  
>> 
>> I thought your post was about converting between bases.  If it wasn't,
>> just ignore my comments.
>
> It is about converting bases as fast as possible in a general way that
> work for anybase no matter how ***big***. That mean you cannot add up
> digits, it is to slow you have to search the digit, doing a binary
> search or something better.

Then my point stands.  Why are you "searching" for a digit rather than
simply calculating it?  Have you determined that the usual method is too
slow and you have some alternative in mind?

-- 
Ben.

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Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 02:43 -0700
  Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-04-07 13:07 +0200
    Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 04:38 -0700
      Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 04:48 -0700
      Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-04-07 14:49 +0200
  Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-07 13:27 +0100
    Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 06:04 -0700
      Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-07 14:23 +0100
        Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 06:54 -0700
          Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-07 16:31 +0100
            Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 08:59 -0700
              Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-07 19:58 +0100
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Dr J R Stockton <reply1500@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-04-09 23:08 +0100
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-10 00:02 +0100
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-04-07 20:58 +0200
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-04-07 22:19 +0200
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-08 00:14 -0700
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-04-09 15:20 +0200
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-09 14:49 +0100
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-04-09 16:10 +0200
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                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-09 07:22 -0700
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-04-09 16:44 +0200
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-09 07:57 -0700
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-09 08:05 -0700
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-09 17:04 +0100
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-04-09 16:14 +0200
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-04-09 16:34 +0200
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-04-09 17:39 +0200
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-04-09 18:04 +0200
                Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-04-09 18:26 +0200
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              Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 10:00 -0700
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      Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-04-07 15:28 +0200
        Re: Best search algorithm to find a condition within a range. jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2015-04-07 06:58 -0700
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