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'''Uniform binary search''' is an optimization of the classic [[binary search]] algorithm invented by [[Donald Knuth]] and given in Knuth's ''[[The Art of Computer Programming]]''. It uses a [[lookup table]] to update a single array index, rather than taking the midpoint of an upper and a lower bound on each iteration; therefore, it is optimized for architectures (such as Knuth's [[MIX (abstract machine)|MIX]]) on which
 
*a table lookup is generally faster than an addition and a shift, and