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-# parallel_group_project
+# Parallel Matrix Profile implentation
 Group 010 Parallel Project
 
 MPI-based implementation of the Matrix Profile in C++
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+What is the Matrix Profile?  https://www.cs.ucr.edu/~eamonn/MatrixProfile.html
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+What is MPI?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_Passing_Interface