@@ -258,12 +258,14 @@ raw counts.
258258- `:radixsort`: if `radixsort_safe(eltype(x)) == true` then use the
259259 [radix sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix_sort)
260260 algorithm to sort the input vector which will generally lead to
261- shorter running time. However the radix sort algorithm creates a
262- copy of the input vector and hence uses more RAM. Choose `:dict`
263- if the amount of available RAM is a limitation.
261+ shorter running time for large `x` with many duplicates. However
262+ the radix sort algorithm creates a copy of the input vector and
263+ hence uses more RAM. Choose `:dict` if the amount of available
264+ RAM is a limitation.
264265
265266- `:dict`: use `Dict`-based method which is generally slower but uses less
266- RAM and is safe for any data type.
267+ RAM, is safe for any data type, is faster for small arrays, and
268+ is faster when there are not many duplicates.
267269"""
268270addcounts! (cm:: Dict , x; alg = :auto ) = _addcounts! (eltype (x), cm, x, alg = alg)
269271
@@ -430,12 +432,14 @@ raw counts.
430432- `:radixsort`: if `radixsort_safe(eltype(x)) == true` then use the
431433 [radix sort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix_sort)
432434 algorithm to sort the input vector which will generally lead to
433- shorter running time. However the radix sort algorithm creates a
434- copy of the input vector and hence uses more RAM. Choose `:dict`
435- if the amount of available RAM is a limitation.
435+ shorter running time for large `x` with many duplicates. However
436+ the radix sort algorithm creates a copy of the input vector and
437+ hence uses more RAM. Choose `:dict` if the amount of available
438+ RAM is a limitation.
436439
437440- `:dict`: use `Dict`-based method which is generally slower but uses less
438- RAM and is safe for any data type.
441+ RAM, is safe for any data type, is faster for small arrays, and
442+ is faster when there are not many duplicates.
439443"""
440444countmap (x; alg = :auto ) = addcounts! (Dict {eltype(x),Int} (), x; alg = alg)
441445countmap (x:: AbstractArray{T} , wv:: AbstractVector{W} ) where {T,W<: Real } = addcounts! (Dict {T,W} (), x, wv)
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