Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!uflorida!gatech!hubcap!Eugene From: eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya) Newsgroups: comp.parallel Subject: Suggestion on "Superlinear speed up" terminology -- correction Message-ID: <3802@hubcap.UUCP> Date: 8 Dec 88 20:57:41 GMT Sender: fpst@hubcap.UUCP Lines: 18 Approved: parallel@hubcap.clemson.edu In my hierarchy, number four, Sublinear unitary Speed up should be linear sub-unitary speedup. I won't get into slowdowns. 8-) Another gross generalization from --eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@aurora.arc.nasa.gov resident cynic at the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers: "Mailers?! HA!", "If my mail does not reach you, please accept my apology." {uunet,hplabs,ncar,decwrl,allegra,tektronix}!ames!aurora!eugene "Send mail, avoid follow-ups. If enough, I'll summarize."