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tmoran@acm.org wrote:
> That's for 10**8, so 0.8 and 0.5 are the numbers for 10**7, right?

Yes.

> Those numbers are notably faster than your earlier 1.1, 0.7 - is it the
> same machine, different compiler, or different machine, or improved
> code, or what?

Better compilation options, specifically the inlining amount.
I looked at the assembly language for my original code, and
saw that some of the arithmetic calls were not inlined.
Tweaking the parameter fixed that, and led to the improved
speed.