asic Linear Algebra Subprograms
      for double precision real arithmetic.
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    <p>
      The <b>BLAS</b> are a small core library of linear algebra utilities,
      which can be highly optimized for various architectures.  Software
      that relies on the <b>BLAS</b> is thus highly portable, and will typically
      run very efficiently.
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    <p>
      The Level 1 BLAS are primarily for use in vector operations.
      In certain cases, they may also be used to operate on the rows
      