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		xurukefi on June 13, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fast constant-time GCD algorithm and modular inver... I disagree. "Constant time" means O(1), which this isn't.

minitech on June 13, 2019 [–]

Disagreeing with a fact doesn’t make a lot of sense. Maybe you meant to say “I didn’t know this was standard terminology” or “I think it’s a confusing choice of word anyway”.

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