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davemp
9 hours ago
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on: C++ proposal: There are exactly 8 bits in a byte
Many circuits have ceil(log_2(N_bits)) scaling wrt to propagation delay/other dimensions so you’re just leaving efficiency on the table if you aren’t using a power of 2 for your bit size.
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