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+# 29 Numerics library [[numerics]](./#numerics)
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+## 29.6 Numeric arrays [[numarray]](numarray#class.slice.overview)
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+### 29.6.4 Class slice [[class.slice]](class.slice#overview)
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+#### 29.6.4.1 Overview [class.slice.overview]
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+[🔗](#lib:slice)
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+namespace std {class slice {public: slice();
+ slice(size_t, size_t, size_t);
+ slice(const slice&);
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+ size_t start() const;
+ size_t size() const;
+ size_t stride() const; friend bool operator==(const slice& x, const slice& y); };}
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+[1](#1)
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+[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/numerics.tex#L8393)
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+The slice class represents a BLAS-like slice from an array[.](#1.sentence-1)
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+Such a slice is specified by a starting index, a length, and a
+stride[.](#1.sentence-2)[252](#footnote-252 "BLAS stands for Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms. C++ programs can instantiate this class. See, for example, Dongarra, Du Croz, Duff, and Hammerling: A set of Level 3 Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms; Technical Report MCS-P1-0888, Argonne National Laboratory (USA), Mathematics and Computer Science Division, August, 1988.")
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+[252)](#footnote-252)[252)](#footnoteref-252)
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+BLAS stands for*Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms*[.](#footnote-252.sentence-1)
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+C++ programs can instantiate this class[.](#footnote-252.sentence-2)
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+See, for example,
+Dongarra, Du Croz, Duff, and Hammerling:*A set of Level 3 Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms*;
+Technical Report MCS-P1-0888,
+Argonne National Laboratory (USA),
+Mathematics and Computer Science Division,
+August, 1988[.](#footnote-252.sentence-3)