Questions about RAM usage, including optimizing memory use, avoiding and fixing leaks and releasing unused memory.

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PolynomialRemainder memory

This calculation makes the kernel crash because it needs so much memory. Thoughts on how to get around this? ...
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Some memory issues with In, Out and HistoryLength

I was trying to say something useful here Debugging memory leaks but I got very confused. Can somebody please confirm that the following will cause a big gap between the allocated memory you start ...
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Is it possible to lower the bitwidth of (floating point) numbers?

The answer to this question will most probably be a definite no. Nevertheless, I would like to know whether it is possible to represent reals in the memory on less than the standard 32 or 64 bits ...
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Is mathematica storing information it shouldn't store?

I'm seeking to find solutions to a numerical integration with a large set of parameter combinations (basically, I'm doing a brute parameter sampling). Yet, I believe the memory of the computer is ...
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Project Euler (memory and speed issues)

Let n be a positive integer. An integer triple (a, b, c) is called a factorisation triple of n if: 1 ≤ a ≤ b ≤ c a·b·c = n. Define f(n) to be a + b + c for the factorisation triple (a, b, c) of n ...
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FindRoot runs out of memory in Windows but not on Mac

I am using FindRoot to find solutions to a large, highly oscillatory equation which I generated using other code. When I run ...
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Getting MemoryAllocationFailure from NIntegrate

When numerically calculating a double integral using NIntegrate over an infinite domain (with all options at their default), Mathematica 7 calculates my integral ...
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Is it possible to selectively save the calculated values (array) at memory?

My calculation might reach at the limit of my computer's memory because so many output values like the array of a[i,j,k] were produced in the calculation. In order to retain memory, can be the ...