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fast == absolute.

performant == relative (efficient on the hardware available).

e.g. an algorithm may be performant on a little Cortex-M but certainly is not fast compared to the same code on an I7.




The problem with this definition is that it isn't true.

17km/hour is an absolute speed. It is fast for a runner, OK for a cyclist and slow for a car.

"Fast" is relative.


I agree in that context....

but in the context the original sentence was used, the statement stands.

English is not the most precise language....




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