R> x <- 0. + 1:8000
R> y <- outer(-x, x, pmin)
Error: cannot allocate vector of size 1000000 Kb

Why does R need to allocate a gigabyte to create an 8000 x 8000 matrix?
It doesn't have any trouble with outer(-x, x, "+").  Thanks.

-- David Brahm ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

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