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# SIMD

A SIMD vector of a fixed number of elements.

```
protocol SIMD<Scalar> : CustomStringConvertible, Decodable, Encodable, ExpressibleByArrayLiteral, Hashable, SIMDStorage
```

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`ExpressibleByArrayLiteral`](/documentation/Swift/ExpressibleByArrayLiteral)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`Decodable`](/documentation/Swift/Decodable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Encodable`](/documentation/Swift/Encodable)

[`SIMDStorage`](/documentation/Swift/SIMDStorage)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

### Conforming Types

[`SIMD8`](/documentation/Swift/SIMD8)

[`SIMDMask`](/documentation/Swift/SIMDMask)

[`SIMD64`](/documentation/Swift/SIMD64)

[`SIMD3`](/documentation/Swift/SIMD3)

[`SIMD2`](/documentation/Swift/SIMD2)

[`SIMD32`](/documentation/Swift/SIMD32)

[`SIMD4`](/documentation/Swift/SIMD4)

[`SIMD16`](/documentation/Swift/SIMD16)

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