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Category:Shortcut
This category contains all pages with shortcuts.
Shortcut | Explanation |
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APR | Adleman–Pomerance–Rumely primality test: a prime testing algorithm. |
APR-CL | Adleman–Pomerance–Rumely Cohen-Lenstra Extended version: an improved APR prime testing algorithm. |
AVX | Advanced Vector Extensions: extensions to the x86 instructions of some newly CPUs. |
BOINC | Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing: platform running distributed computing projects. |
CRUS | Conjectures 'R Us: a Distributed computing project in search for lowest Sierpiński/Riesel values. |
CPU | Central Processing Unit: the main chip of a Computer. |
CUDA | Compute Unified Device Architecture: a parallel computing architecture developed by NVIDIA. |
ECM | Elliptic curve method: a factorization method. |
FFT | Fast Fourier transform: an efficient algorithm to compute the discrete Fourier transform. |
GNFS | General number field sieve: most efficient classical factoring method for 100+ digit numbers. |
GPU | Graphics processing unit: specialized microprocessor for graphics rendering. |
GIMPS | Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search: A distributed computing project for the search of Mersenne primes. |
IBDWT | Irrational base discrete weighted transform: a variant of the Fast Fourier transform using an irrational base. |
LMH | Lone Mersenne Hunters: trial factoring outside the normal range of exponents currently being assigned by PrimeNet |
MPQS | Multiple polynomial quadratic sieve: a factorization method. |
PC | Personal computer: any general-purpose computer. |
PRP | Probable prime: an integer that satisfies a specific condition also satisfied by all prime numbers. |
SIQS | Self-initializing quadratic sieve: a factorization method based on the Multiple polynomial quadratic sieve. |
SNFS | Special number field sieve: special-purpose factorization algorithm. |
WU | Work unit: a piece of work in a distributed computing project. |
Pages in category "Shortcut"
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