A faster sum

[Keith Goodman]

Matrix multiplication is sometimes a lot faster than matrix addition.
So instead of sum(x,1) and sum(x,2) you can use ones(1,size(x,1))*x
and x*ones(size(x,2),1).

What are the pros and cons of using this method for 2D matrices in
Octave's built-in sum function?



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