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.. _alignment:
+Memory Alignment
+================
Numpy Alignment Goals
-=====================
+---------------------
There are three use-cases related to memory alignment in numpy (as of 1.14):
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ alignment of 4 and "uint" alignment of 8 (equal to the true alignment of
``uint64``).
Variables in Numpy which control and describe alignment
-=======================================================
+-------------------------------------------------------
There are 4 relevant uses of the word ``align`` used in numpy:
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an analagous way to how ``IsAligned`` checks for true-alignment.
Consequences of alignment
-=========================
+-------------------------
Here is how the variables above are used: