For this first row found idiom `(w∘{(↓⍺)⍳↓⍵})` there seems no reduction in search time even though the first search would be hashing the array making later searches much faster? w← 100000000 3⍴'123' w←w,[1]'321' z← ⎕AI[3] ⋄ w∘{(↓⍺)⍳↓⍵}'321' ⋄ (⎕AI[3])-z 100000001 2892 z← ⎕AI[3] ⋄ w∘{(↓⍺)⍳↓⍵}'321' ⋄ (⎕AI[3])-z 100000001 2883
From the [documentation](http://help.dyalog.com/16.0/Content/Language/Defined%20Functions%20and%20Operators/Search%20Functions%20and%20Hash.htm "Search Functions and Hash Tables"): >Notice that retaining the hash table pays off only on a second or subsequent application of the derived function. This usually occurs in one of two ways: either the derived function is named for later (and repeated) use, as in the first example below or it is applied repeatedly as the operand of a primitive or defined operator, as in the second example. w←100000000 3⍴'123' w←w,[1]'321' f←w∘{(↓⍺)⍳↓⍵} z←⎕AI[3] ⋄ f'321' ⋄ (⎕AI[3])-z 100000001 2782 z←⎕AI[3] ⋄ f'321' ⋄ (⎕AI[3])-z 100000001 16 [Try it online!](https://tio.run/##SyzI0U2pTMzJT/8PBOWP2iaYG4CBgvGj3i3qhkbG6lwg0XKdaMNYdWMjQ3UurjQQ/1HHjGqNR22TH/Xu0nzUuxnM2lrLVQWUe9Q31dEz2jhW4VF3i0IaWBOYqQGT0NStIlohAA "APL (Dyalog Unicode) – Try It Online") w←100000000 3⍴'123' w←w,[1]'321' w∘{(↓⍺)⍳↓⍵}{z←⎕AI[3] ⋄ ⎕←⍺⍺ ⍵ ⋄ ⎕←(⎕AI[3])-z}¨'321' '321' 100000001 2375 100000001 0 [Try it online!](https://tio.run/##SyzI0U2pTMzJT/8PBOWP2iaYG4CBgvGj3i3qhkbG6gpcIOFynWjDWHVjI0MgHyjQMaNa41Hb5Ee9uzQf9W4Gs7bWVlcBFT7qm@roGW0cq/Cou0UByAEJ9e4CIgWgEiRBDZhCTd2q2kMrIEaDSQA "APL (Dyalog Unicode) – Try It Online")