Will fast matrix multiplication ever be practical?

Asymptotically faster matrix multiplication transformed theoretical computer science but still struggles to beat conventional algorithms in everyday computation

Will Fast Matrix Multiplication ever be practical? Strassen’s 1986 discovery of fast matrix multiplication (FMM) – asserting that the product of two 𝑛×𝑛 matrices can be computed in sub-cubic time 𝑛^πœ” ∼ 𝑛²·⁸⁷ β‰ͺ 𝑛³ – had a profound im
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