You probably want to use a hash to keep track of previously seen elements, instead of using nested for loops. Also there are a few other simplifications you could make, such as 
# replacing
my @union_arr; foreach my $arr_1(@arr_in_1) {push(@union_arr,$arr_1);}
# with this:
my @union_arr = @arr_in_1;

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I would also imagine that taking a look at the internals of a module like Set::Array, or one of the other many Set:: modules that include a union function, might prove insightful. You also may want to check out this recent node, which is a discussion on set membership, but there are some other general-purpose set-related CPAN modules mentioned.

blokhead

In reply to Re: Union of arrays by blokhead
in thread Union of arrays by Ananda

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