Is Julia as fast as C?

Pure Julia erfinv(x) [ = erf–1(x) ] 3–4× faster than Matlab’s and 2–3× faster than SciPy’s (Fortran Cephes). Julia code can actually be faster than typical “oplmized” C/Fortran code , by using techniques [metaprogramming/ code generalon] that are hard in a low-level language.

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What language does Julia use?

Julia is a high-level, high-performance, dynamic programming language. … Julia (programming language) Filename extensions.jlWebsiteJuliaLang.orgInfluenced byC Dylan Lisp Lua Mathematica (strictly its Wolfram Language) MATLAB Perl Python R Ruby SchemeJulia (programming language) – Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Julia_(programming_language)

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