# Strength reduction

> compiler optimization where a function of some systematically changing variable is calculated more efficiently by using previous values of the function

**Wikidata**: [Q4371846](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4371846)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strength_reduction)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/strength-reduction


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)