What does "cache-oblivious" mean?

Designed to take advantage of a processor cache without having the size of the cache (or the length of the cache lines, etc.) as an explicit parameter.

Cache-oblivious

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Designed to take advantage of a processor cache without having the size of the cache (or the length of the cache lines, etc.) as an explicit parameter.

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cache-obliviousness

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