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		SomewhatLikely on Aug 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are some available force multipliers ... Wasn't familiar with the terminology, but looking it up I've called the split half technique binary searching because of its similarity to that algorithm from computer science.

tyingq on Aug 9, 2020 [–]

Ah, yes. The "split half" is the common term for troubleshooting electronics, and as you say, similar to a binary search.

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