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Generating prime numbers using Numpy

Posted on August 27, 2010 by nolfonzo

I’ve been looking at generating primes, and using various element-wise operations in Numpy arrays to do so. To cut the the chase, prime6 below is the fastest implementation. The ones before that tell the story of how I got there. … Continue reading →

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Birthday simulations using Python and Numpy

Posted on August 26, 2010 by nolfonzo

I’ve written previously about the probability of finding a shared birthday in a room full of people. I wanted to run some simulations on this using Python. As an aside, you’ll find some of the techniques below bear a similarity … Continue reading →

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