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Re: matching lists [message #19422 is a reply to message #19290] Mon, 13 March 2000 00:00 Go to previous message
Craig Markwardt is currently offline  Craig Markwardt
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"J.D. Smith" <jdsmith@astro.cornell.edu> writes:
> ...
>
> The point of which is that cmset_op, while a very complete and
> feature-packed collection of the various *value-based* set
> algorithms proposed over the years, does not solve the *index-based*
> set intersection operation originally requested. This is a harder
> problem, also solveable for non-sparse sets with histogram and
> reverse indices, or with the full n-squared array comparison.
>
> ...

A truly excellent analysis. Thanks.

Craig

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