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Design and implement a multithreaded C++ application using the pthread library, which performs efficient matrix multiplication on large datasets. Consider synchronization, thread management, and performance optimization techniques to enhance the overall performance of the application.
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To create a multithreaded C++ application for matrix multiplication, we will use the pthread library and follow these steps:

1. Define the matrix dimensions and number of threads.
2. Create the matrices and initialize them with random values.
3. Create a function to perform matrix multiplication for each thread.
4. Create and join the threads.
5. Calculate the time taken for the operation.

Here's the complete code:

```cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include <pthread.h>

using namespace std;

// Matrix dimensions and number of threads
#define MATRIX_SIZE 1000
#define NUM_THREADS 4

// Matrices
int A[MATRIX_SIZE][MATRIX_SIZE];
int B[MATRIX_SIZE][MATRIX_SIZE];
int C[MATRIX_SIZE][MATRIX_SIZE];

// Structure for passing data to threads
struct ThreadData {
    int start_row;
    int end_row;
};

// Function for matrix multiplication
void *matrix_multiply(void *arg) {
    ThreadData *data = (ThreadData *)arg;
    int start_row = data->start_row;
    int end_row = data->end_row;

    for (int i = start_row; i < end_row; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < MATRIX_SIZE; j++) {
            C[i][j] = 0;
            for (int k = 0; k < MATRIX_SIZE; k++) {
                C[i][j] += A[i][k] * B[k][j];
            }
        }
    }

    pthread_exit(0);
}

int main() {
    // Initialize matrices with random values
    srand(time(0));
    for (int i = 0; i < MATRIX_SIZE; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < MATRIX_SIZE; j++) {
            A[i][j] = rand() % 100;
            B[i][j] = rand() % 100;
        }
    }

    // Create and join threads
    pthread_t threads[NUM_THREADS];
    ThreadData thread_data[NUM_THREADS];
    int rows_per_thread = MATRIX_SIZE / NUM_THREADS;

    clock_t start_time = clock();

    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++) {
        thread_data[i].start_row = i * rows_per_thread;
        thread_data[i].end_row = (i + 1) * rows_per_thread;

        if (pthread_create(&threads[i], NULL, matrix_multiply, (void *)&thread_data[i])) {
            cerr << "Error creating thread " << i << endl;
            exit(1);
        }
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++) {
        if (pthread_join(threads[i], NULL)) {
            cerr << "Error joining thread " << i << endl;
            exit(1);
        }
    }

    clock_t end_time = clock();

    // Calculate time taken
    double time_taken = double(end_time - start_time) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
    cout << "Time taken for matrix multiplication: " << time_taken << " seconds" << endl;

    return 0;
}
```

To compile and run the code, use the following command:

```sh
g++ -o matrix_multithreaded matrix_multithreaded.cpp -lpthread
./matrix_multithreaded
```

This code creates a multithreaded C++ application that performs matrix multiplication on large datasets efficiently. It uses synchronization, thread management, and performance optimization techniques to enhance the overall performance of the application.