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		biot on Dec 10, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google, D-Wave, and the case of the factor-10^8 sp... The phrasing of "factor-10^8 speedup" threw me for a bit. Is that a negative speedup, meaning it's significantly slower? No, it's actually "10^8 faster".

_lflx on Dec 10, 2015 | [–]

(-10)^8 :P

HappyTypist on Dec 10, 2015 | [–]

They probably mean the - like "Factor-100 speedup".

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