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In the [[mathematics|mathematical]] discipline of [[linear algebra]], the '''Coppersmith–Winograd algorithm''' is the fastest currently known [[algorithm]] for square [[matrix multiplication]]. It can multiply two <math>n \times n</math> matrices in <math>O(n^{2.376}) \!\ </math> time (see [[Big O notation]]). This is an improvement over the trivial <math>O(n^3) \!\ </math> time algorithm and the <math>O(n^{2.807}) \!\ </math> time [[Strassen algorithm]]. ItAccording to [[Strassman hypotesis]] it might be possible to improve the exponent further; however, the exponent must be at least 2 (because an <math>n \times n</math> matrix has <math>n^2</math> values, and all of them have to be read at least once to calculate the exact result).

The Coppersmith–Winograd algorithm is frequently used as building block in other algorithms to prove theoretical time bounds, but it appears to be not particularly practical for implementations.