{
  "id": 16649578,
  "title": "A faster way to compute signed 64-bit floor division by constants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/a-faster-way-to-compute-signed-64-bit-floor-division-by-constants",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-26T18:44:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lobsters",
    "slug": "lobsters",
    "url": "https://www.benjoffe.com/fast-floordiv"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Floor division is a mathematical operation that returns the largest integer less than or equal to the result of dividing two numbers. Standard division, also known as truncated division, rounds the result towards zero, while floor division rounds the result towards negative infinity. This blog post explores faster algorithms for performing signed 64-bit floor division by constants, with a focus on the new approach that provides significant performance improvements on 64-bit architectures.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}