[R] help about the dist() error message

[Thomas Lumley]

On 16 Apr 2003, Douglas Bates wrote:
>
> You exaggerate.  It's a mere 40 GB, I believe.
>
> > N = 100000
> > 8*(N * (N - 1))/2
> [1] 39999600000
> > (8*(N * (N - 1))/2)/2^30
> [1] 37.25253
>

Ok. I should use R rather than doing mental arithmetic.  There might well
be sufficient virtual memory if Meng's machine is 64-bit and can address
it. :)


	-thomas