Toom-Cook algorithm

proper noun

A multiplication algorithm that multiplies large integers by recursively splitting them into smaller parts and performing operations on the parts.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. computerA multiplication algorithm that multiplies large integers by recursively splitting them into smaller parts and performing operations on the parts.

Origin

Named after Andrei Toom and Stephen Cook.

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Toom-Cook algorithm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Toom-Cook%20algorithm

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