__END__ Benchmark: timing 1000000 iterations of m//, tr... m//: 57 wallclock secs (54.53 usr + 0.07 sys = 54.60 CPU) @ 18315.02/s (n=1000000) tr: 1 wallclock secs ( 1.92 usr + 0.00 sys = 1.92 CPU) @ 520833.33/s (n=1000000) Rate m// tr m// 18315/s -- -96% tr 520833/s 2744% --