I typed methods(√) and got, among other entries, this: sqrt(A::Union{DenseArray{#s627,2}, Base.ReinterpretArray{#s627,2,S,A} where S where A<:Union{SubArray{T,N,A,I,true} where I<:Union{Tuple{Vararg{Real,N} where N}, Tuple{AbstractUnitRange,Vararg{Any,N} where N}} where A<:DenseArray where N where…

Why is the strange type signature of sqrt so long?

kristoffer.carlsson December 21, 2019, 9:00am 5

It is because of StridedArray being a union of a large number of complicated types.

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