blas (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms)

The BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) are routines that provide

standard building blocks for performing basic vector and matrix

operations. The Level 1 BLAS perform scalar, vector, and vector-vector

operations, the Level 2 BLAS perform matrix-vector operations, and the

Level 3 BLAS perform matrix-matrix operations. Because the BLAS are

efficient, portable, and widely available, they are commonly used in

the development of high quality linear algebra software.

Note: This package contains the Netlib reference BLAS library.