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On the enhancement of portability within the NAG project — A statistical survey

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Portability of Numerical Software

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 57))

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We present the results of a statistical survey carried out on the contents of a numerical algorithms library. The purpose of the investigation is to assist in the development of a portable body of code.

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  1. J. Bentley
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  2. B. Ford
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Wayne Cowell

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Bentley, J., Ford, B. (1977). On the enhancement of portability within the NAG project — A statistical survey. In: Cowell, W. (eds) Portability of Numerical Software. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 57. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-08446-0_57

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