Python and NumPy

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When One Calculation Needed to Work on Many Measurements

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Scientific programs often repeat the same operation on long collections of measurements. Writing a separate instruction for every reading makes the program harder to inspect, while writing a Python loop for every numerical operation can add overhead.

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