From b28f22aa7a3f5be5f9e20ea05a5e5c1b110b95af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: michaelangel007 Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 08:46:48 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Point out why standard multiplication is inefficient for a computer --- README.MD | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.MD b/README.MD index 37f5228..004cd7b 100644 --- a/README.MD +++ b/README.MD @@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ In base 2: 00111001 (57) -------- 01010110 (86 * 2^0 = 86) - 00000000 (86 * 2^1 = 172) - 00000000 (86 * 2^2 = 344) + 00000000 (86 * 2^1 = 172) <- wasted work, partial sum = 0 + 00000000 (86 * 2^2 = 344) <- wasted work, partial sum = 0 01010110 (86 * 2^3 = 688) 01010110 (86 * 2^4 = 1376) 01010110 (86 * 2^5 = 2752)