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This often faster than solve for larger matrices. See, for example: http://blog.phytools.org/2012/12/faster-inversion-of-square-symmetric.html and http://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/14951/efficient-calculation-of-matrix-inverse-in-r.
solve
solve_chol(x)
symmetric, positive-definite matrix
the inverse of x
x