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Four-Russians

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Method of Four Russians: a technique for speeding up certain matrix operations by partitioning the matrix into smaller blocks associated with lookup tables.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

  • Four-Russians method
  • Four-Russians technique

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History

Etymology

Introduced by four Russians: V. L. Arlazarov, E. A. Dinic, M. A. Kronrod, and I. A. Faradzev, in 1970.