diff --git a/CPPFImdlp.cpp b/CPPFImdlp.cpp
index a2c17ce..7aa0beb 100644
--- a/CPPFImdlp.cpp
+++ b/CPPFImdlp.cpp
@@ -3,25 +3,42 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <limits>
+#include <cmath>
 #include "CPPFImdlp.h"
 #include "Metrics.h"
-
 namespace mdlp {
 
-    CPPFImdlp::CPPFImdlp():depth(0), max_depth(numeric_limits<int>::max()), min_length(3), indices(indices_t()), X(samples_t()), y(labels_t()),
-        metrics(Metrics(y, indices))
+    CPPFImdlp::CPPFImdlp():min_length(3), depth(0), max_depth(numeric_limits<int>::max()), proposed_cuts(0),
+        indices(indices_t()), X(samples_t()), y(labels_t()),
+        metrics(Metrics(y, indices)), num_cut_points(numeric_limits<size_t>::max())
     {
     }
-    CPPFImdlp::CPPFImdlp(size_t min_length_, int max_depth_): depth(0), max_depth(max_depth_), min_length(min_length_), indices(indices_t()), X(samples_t()), y(labels_t()),
-        metrics(Metrics(y, indices))
+    CPPFImdlp::CPPFImdlp(size_t min_length_, int max_depth_, float proposed): min_length(min_length_), depth(0),
+        max_depth(max_depth_), proposed_cuts(proposed), indices(indices_t()), X(samples_t()), y(labels_t()),
+        metrics(Metrics(y, indices)), num_cut_points(numeric_limits<size_t>::max())
     {
     }
     CPPFImdlp::~CPPFImdlp() = default;
 
-    CPPFImdlp& CPPFImdlp::fit(samples_t& X_, labels_t& y_)
+    size_t CPPFImdlp::compute_max_num_cut_points()
+    {
+        // Set the actual maximum number of cut points as a number or as a percentage of the number of samples
+        if (proposed_cuts == 0) {
+            return  numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
+        }
+        if (proposed_cuts < 0 || proposed_cuts > X.size()) {
+            throw invalid_argument("wrong proposed num_cuts value");
+        }
+        if (proposed_cuts < 1)
+            return (int)round(X.size() * proposed_cuts);
+        return (int)proposed_cuts;
+    }
+
+    void CPPFImdlp::fit(samples_t& X_, labels_t& y_)
     {
         X = X_;
         y = y_;
+        num_cut_points = compute_max_num_cut_points();
         depth = 0;
         cutPoints.clear();
         if (X.size() != y.size()) {
@@ -39,7 +56,6 @@ namespace mdlp {
         indices = sortIndices(X_, y_);
         metrics.setData(y, indices);
         computeCutPoints(0, X.size(), 1);
-        return *this;
     }
 
     pair<precision_t, size_t> CPPFImdlp::valueCutPoint(size_t start, size_t cut, size_t end)
@@ -75,6 +91,8 @@ namespace mdlp {
     {
         size_t cut;
         pair<precision_t, size_t> result;
+        if (cutPoints.size() == num_cut_points)
+            return;
         // Check if the interval length and the depth are Ok
         if (end - start < min_length || depth_ > max_depth)
             return;
@@ -158,15 +176,8 @@ namespace mdlp {
 
     cutPoints_t CPPFImdlp::getCutPoints()
     {
-        // Remove duplicates and sort
-        cutPoints_t output(cutPoints.size());
-        set<precision_t> s;
-        unsigned size = cutPoints.size();
-        for (unsigned i = 0; i < size; i++)
-            s.insert(cutPoints[i]);
-        output.assign(s.begin(), s.end());
-        sort(output.begin(), output.end());
-        return output;
+        sort(cutPoints.begin(), cutPoints.end());
+        return cutPoints;
     }
     int CPPFImdlp::get_depth()
     {
diff --git a/CPPFImdlp.h b/CPPFImdlp.h
index ac57eb2..a24ffaf 100644
--- a/CPPFImdlp.h
+++ b/CPPFImdlp.h
@@ -9,22 +9,25 @@ namespace mdlp {
     protected:
         size_t min_length;
         int depth, max_depth;
+        float proposed_cuts;
+        indices_t indices;
         samples_t X;
         labels_t y;
-        indices_t indices;
         Metrics metrics;
         cutPoints_t cutPoints;
+        size_t num_cut_points;
 
         static indices_t sortIndices(samples_t&, labels_t&);
         void computeCutPoints(size_t, size_t, int);
         bool mdlp(size_t, size_t, size_t);
         size_t getCandidate(size_t, size_t);
+        size_t compute_max_num_cut_points();
         pair<precision_t, size_t> valueCutPoint(size_t, size_t, size_t);
     public:
         CPPFImdlp();
-        CPPFImdlp(size_t, int);
+        CPPFImdlp(size_t, int, float);
         ~CPPFImdlp();
-        CPPFImdlp& fit(samples_t&, labels_t&);
+        void fit(samples_t&, labels_t&);
         cutPoints_t getCutPoints();
         int get_depth();
         inline string version() { return "1.1.1"; };
diff --git a/sample/sample.cpp b/sample/sample.cpp
index d8c7b3f..926d464 100644
--- a/sample/sample.cpp
+++ b/sample/sample.cpp
@@ -25,25 +25,28 @@ void usage(const char* path)
     cout << "  -f, --file[=FILENAME]\t {all, glass, iris, kdd_JapaneseVowels, letter, liver-disorders, mfeat-factors, test}." << endl;
     cout << "  -p, --path[=FILENAME]\t folder where the arff dataset is located, default " << PATH << endl;
     cout << "  -m, --max_depth=INT\t max_depth pased to discretizer. Default = MAX_INT" << endl;
+    cout << "  -c, --max_cutpoints=FLOAT\t percentage of lines expressed in decimal or integer number or cut points. Default = 0 = any" << endl;
     cout << "  -n, --min_length=INT\t interval min_length pased to discretizer. Default = 3" << endl;
 }
 
-tuple<string, string, int, int> parse_arguments(int argc, char** argv)
+tuple<string, string, int, int, float> parse_arguments(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     string file_name;
     string path = PATH;
     int max_depth = numeric_limits<int>::max();
     int min_length = 3;
+    float max_cutpoints = 0;
     static struct option long_options[] = {
             { "help", no_argument, 0, 'h' },
             { "file", required_argument, 0, 'f' },
             { "path", required_argument, 0, 'p' },
             { "max_depth", required_argument, 0, 'm' },
+            { "max_cutpoints", required_argument, 0, 'c' },
             { "min_length", required_argument, 0, 'n' },
             { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
     };
     while (1) {
-        auto c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hf:p:m:n:", long_options, 0);
+        auto c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hf:p:m:c:n:", long_options, 0);
         if (c == -1)
             break;
         switch (c) {
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ tuple<string, string, int, int> parse_arguments(int argc, char** argv)
             case 'n':
                 min_length = atoi(optarg);
                 break;
+            case 'c':
+                max_cutpoints = atof(optarg);
+                break;
             case 'p':
                 path = optarg;
                 if (path.back() != '/')
@@ -75,10 +81,10 @@ tuple<string, string, int, int> parse_arguments(int argc, char** argv)
         usage(argv[0]);
         exit(1);
     }
-    return make_tuple(file_name, path, max_depth, min_length);
+    return make_tuple(file_name, path, max_depth, min_length, max_cutpoints);
 }
 
-void process_file(string path, string file_name, bool class_last, int max_depth, int min_length)
+void process_file(string path, string file_name, bool class_last, int max_depth, int min_length, float max_cutpoints)
 {
     ArffFiles file;
 
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ void process_file(string path, string file_name, bool class_last, int max_depth,
         }
         cout << y[i] << endl;
     }
-    mdlp::CPPFImdlp test = mdlp::CPPFImdlp(min_length, max_depth);
+    mdlp::CPPFImdlp test = mdlp::CPPFImdlp(min_length, max_depth, max_cutpoints);
     auto total = 0;
     for (auto i = 0; i < attributes.size(); i++) {
         auto min_max = minmax_element(X[i].begin(), X[i].end());
@@ -118,7 +124,7 @@ void process_file(string path, string file_name, bool class_last, int max_depth,
     cout << "Total feature states: " << total + attributes.size() << endl;
 }
 
-void process_all_files(map<string, bool> datasets, string path, int max_depth, int min_length)
+void process_all_files(map<string, bool> datasets, string path, int max_depth, int min_length, float max_cutpoints)
 {
     cout << "Results: " << "Max_depth: " << max_depth << "  Min_length: " << min_length << endl << endl;
     printf("%-20s %4s %4s\n", "Dataset", "Feat", "Cuts Time(ms)");
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ void process_all_files(map<string, bool> datasets, string path, int max_depth, i
         size_t timing = 0;
         int cut_points = 0;
         for (auto i = 0; i < attributes.size(); i++) {
-            mdlp::CPPFImdlp test = mdlp::CPPFImdlp(min_length, max_depth);
+            mdlp::CPPFImdlp test = mdlp::CPPFImdlp(min_length, max_depth, max_cutpoints);
             std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point begin = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
             test.fit(X[i], y);
             std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point end = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
@@ -157,19 +163,29 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     };
     string file_name, path;
     int max_depth, min_length;
-    tie(file_name, path, max_depth, min_length) = parse_arguments(argc, argv);
+    float max_cutpoints;
+    tie(file_name, path, max_depth, min_length, max_cutpoints) = parse_arguments(argc, argv);
     if (datasets.find(file_name) == datasets.end() && file_name != "all") {
         cout << "Invalid file name: " << file_name << endl;
         usage(argv[0]);
         exit(1);
     }
     if (file_name == "all")
-        process_all_files(datasets, path, max_depth, min_length);
+        process_all_files(datasets, path, max_depth, min_length, max_cutpoints);
     else {
-        process_file(path, file_name, datasets[file_name], max_depth, min_length);
+        process_file(path, file_name, datasets[file_name], max_depth, min_length, max_cutpoints);
         cout << "File name: " << file_name << endl;
         cout << "Max depth: " << max_depth << endl;
         cout << "Min length: " << min_length << endl;
     }
+    mdlp::CPPFImdlp test = mdlp::CPPFImdlp(min_length, max_depth, max_cutpoints);
+    samples_t X = { 4.7, 4.7, 4.7, 4.7, 4.8, 4.8, 4.8, 4.8, 4.9, 4.95, 5.7, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, 5.6, 5.1, 6.0, 5.1, 5.9 };
+    labels_t y = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 };
+    test.fit(X, y);
+    vector<precision_t> computed = test.getCutPoints();
+    cout << "Computed cut points: " << endl;
+    for (auto item : computed) {
+        cout << item << endl;
+    }
     return 0;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/ArffFiles.cpp b/tests/ArffFiles.cpp
index 470f5fa..4fbca78 100644
--- a/tests/ArffFiles.cpp
+++ b/tests/ArffFiles.cpp
@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ vector<int>& ArffFiles::getY()
 void ArffFiles::load(string fileName, bool classLast)
 {
     ifstream file(fileName);
-    string keyword, attribute, type;
     if (file.is_open()) {
-        string line;
+        string line, keyword, attribute, type;
         while (getline(file, line)) {
-            if (line[0] == '%' || line.empty() || line == "\r" || line == " ") {
+            if (line.empty() || line[0] == '%' || line == "\r" || line == " ") {
                 continue;
             }
             if (line.find("@attribute") != string::npos || line.find("@ATTRIBUTE") != string::npos) {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ void ArffFiles::generateDataset(bool classLast)
     X = vector<vector<float>>(attributes.size(), vector<float>(lines.size()));
     vector<string> yy = vector<string>(lines.size(), "");
     int labelIndex = classLast ? attributes.size() : 0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < lines.size(); i++) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < lines.size(); i++) {
         stringstream ss(lines[i]);
         string value;
         int pos = 0, xIndex = 0;
diff --git a/tests/FImdlp_unittest.cpp b/tests/FImdlp_unittest.cpp
index e76609a..059c592 100644
--- a/tests/FImdlp_unittest.cpp
+++ b/tests/FImdlp_unittest.cpp
@@ -86,13 +86,22 @@ namespace mdlp {
     }
     TEST_F(TestFImdlp, FitErrorMinLengtMaxDepth)
     {
-        auto testLength = CPPFImdlp(2, 10);
-        auto testDepth = CPPFImdlp(3, 0);
+        auto testLength = CPPFImdlp(2, 10, 0);
+        auto testDepth = CPPFImdlp(3, 0, 0);
         X = { 1, 2, 3 };
         y = { 1, 2, 3 };
         EXPECT_THROW(testLength.fit(X, y), invalid_argument);
         EXPECT_THROW(testDepth.fit(X, y), invalid_argument);
     }
+    TEST_F(TestFImdlp, FitErrorMaxCutPoints)
+    {
+        auto testmin = CPPFImdlp(2, 10, -1);
+        auto testmax = CPPFImdlp(3, 0, 200);
+        X = { 1, 2, 3 };
+        y = { 1, 2, 3 };
+        EXPECT_THROW(testmin.fit(X, y), invalid_argument);
+        EXPECT_THROW(testmax.fit(X, y), invalid_argument);
+    }
     TEST_F(TestFImdlp, SortIndices)
     {
         X = { 5.7, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, 5.6, 5.1, 6.0, 5.1, 5.9 };
@@ -139,10 +148,8 @@ namespace mdlp {
     TEST_F(TestFImdlp, TestArtificialDataset)
     {
         fit(X, y);
-        computeCutPoints(0, 20, 1);
         cutPoints_t expected = { 5.05 };
         vector<precision_t> computed = getCutPoints();
-        computed = getCutPoints();
         int expectedSize = expected.size();
         EXPECT_EQ(computed.size(), expected.size());
         for (unsigned long i = 0; i < computed.size(); i++) {
@@ -194,7 +201,7 @@ namespace mdlp {
     TEST_F(TestFImdlp, MaxDepth)
     {
         // Set max_depth to 1
-        auto test = CPPFImdlp(3, 1);
+        auto test = CPPFImdlp(3, 1, 0);
         vector<cutPoints_t> expected = {
             { 5.45 },
             { 3.35 },
@@ -206,7 +213,7 @@ namespace mdlp {
     }
     TEST_F(TestFImdlp, MinLength)
     {
-        auto test = CPPFImdlp(75, 100);
+        auto test = CPPFImdlp(75, 100, 0);
         // Set min_length to 75
         vector<cutPoints_t> expected = {
             { 5.45, 5.75 },
@@ -220,7 +227,33 @@ namespace mdlp {
     TEST_F(TestFImdlp, MinLengthMaxDepth)
     {
         // Set min_length to 75
-        auto test = CPPFImdlp(75, 2);
+        auto test = CPPFImdlp(75, 2, 0);
+        vector<cutPoints_t> expected = {
+            { 5.45, 5.75 },
+            { 2.85, 3.35 },
+            { 2.45, 4.75 },
+            { 0.8, 1.75 }
+        };
+        int depths[] = { 2, 2, 2, 2 };
+        test_dataset(test, "iris", expected, depths);
+    }
+    TEST_F(TestFImdlp, MaxCutPointsInteger)
+    {
+        // Set min_length to 75
+        auto test = CPPFImdlp(75, 2, 1);
+        vector<cutPoints_t> expected = {
+            { 5.45  },
+            { 3.35  },
+            { 2.45 },
+            { 0.8}
+        };
+        int depths[] = { 1, 1, 1, 1 };
+        test_dataset(test, "iris", expected, depths);
+    }
+    TEST_F(TestFImdlp, MaxCutPointsFloat)
+    {
+        // Set min_length to 75
+        auto test = CPPFImdlp(75, 2, 0.2);
         vector<cutPoints_t> expected = {
             { 5.45, 5.75 },
             { 2.85, 3.35 },
diff --git a/tests/Metrics_unittest.cpp b/tests/Metrics_unittest.cpp
index c6e3e56..e7d6f8b 100644
--- a/tests/Metrics_unittest.cpp
+++ b/tests/Metrics_unittest.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace mdlp {
     TEST_F(TestMetrics, InformationGain)
     {
         ASSERT_NEAR(1, informationGain(0, 5, 10), precision);
+        ASSERT_NEAR(1, informationGain(0, 5, 10), precision); // For cache
         y = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1 };
         setData(y, indices);
         ASSERT_NEAR(0.108032, informationGain(0, 5, 10), precision);
diff --git a/tests/test b/tests/test
index ca7061f..4180150 100755
--- a/tests/test
+++ b/tests/test
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ rm -fr gcovr-report/* 2>/dev/null
 #lcov --capture --directory ./ --output-file lcoverage/main_coverage.info
 #lcov --remove lcoverage/main_coverage.info 'v1/*' '/Applications/*' '*/tests/*' --output-file lcoverage/main_coverage.info -q
 #lcov --list lcoverage/main_coverage.info
-gcovr --root ..  --gcov-filter "CPPFImdlp.cpp" --gcov-filter "Metrics.cpp" --txt --sonarqube=gcovr-report/coverage.xml   
+cd ..
+gcovr  --gcov-filter "CPPFImdlp.cpp" --gcov-filter "Metrics.cpp" --txt --sonarqube=tests/gcovr-report/coverage.xml