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Grouping via partitioning vs. splitting into multiple objects. Top: the input vector, with elements belonging to three different groups: red, blue and yellow. Middle: typical splitting of vector into three vectors, one per group. This brings the overhead of multiple objects. Bottom: the data are virtually split by a partitioning, encoded by the number of elements in each group (the vector is assumed to be sorted by group).
