# Alternatives to inv() in Julia

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/alternatives-to-inv-in-julia/116514>\
**Category:** Numerics\
**Tags:** question, performance\
**Created:** [July 2, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/alternatives-to-inv-in-julia/116514 "2024-07-02T10:37:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![JM\_Beckers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jm_beckers/32/22482_2.png) [@JM\_Beckers](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JM_Beckers)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/alternatives-to-inv-in-julia/116514/2 "2024-07-02T11:25:05Z")

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You might have a look at the discussion here:

> [@Why re-use factorization(A) rather than inv(A)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-re-use-factorization-a-rather-than-inv-a/113234):
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> What is the advantage of first decomposing and then left dividing every time over inverting once and multiplying the inverse every time?

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