3 * Numerical evaluation of univariate polynomials. */
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23 #ifndef GINAC_EVAL_UPOLY_H
24 #define GINAC_EVAL_UPOLY_H
27 #include "ring_traits.h"
31 /// Evaluate the polynomial using Horner rule.
33 /// - a better algorithm for small polynomials (use SIMD instructions)
34 /// - a better algorithm for large polynomials (use Karatsuba trick)
35 /// - a better algorithm for modular polynomials (especially for small
37 template<typename T> static typename T::value_type
38 eval(const T& p, const typename T::value_type& x)
40 // p(x) = c_n x^n + c_{n-1} x^{n-1} + \ldots + c_0 =
41 // c_0 + x (c_1 + x (c_2 + x ( \ldots (c_{n-1} + c_n x) \ldots )))
43 typedef typename T::value_type ring_t;
50 // read the formula above from the right to the left
51 for (std::size_t i = p.size() - 1; i-- != 0; )
59 #endif // ndef GINAC_EVAL_UPOLY_H