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> A good sparse matrix implementation is key to any serious numerics. I agree with much of your comment, but there is a great deal of serious numerics which do
by tanderson92 8y ago
> A good sparse matrix implementation is key to any serious numerics.
I agree with much of your comment, but there is a great deal of serious numerics which doesn't use sparse linear algebra at all. In fact there are entire subfields of numerical analysis which involve fast algorithms for dense linear algebra.
- srean 8y agoIndeed and those are the lucky ones. For the rest of us handling sparsity often becomes a 'make or break' deal