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Computation Takes Time, But How Much?

The article discusses research attempting to determine how much time computation takes. The authors argue that reliable information on the execution times of all computational tasks involved is the basis for verifying the timeliness of system reactions, noting that worst-case execution-time (WCET) a...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 94 - 104
Main Authors: WILHELM, REINHARD, GRUND, DANIEL
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Feb2014
Subjects:
Computer software execution
Computer science
Computer programming
Compilers (Computer programs)
Computer architecture
Approximation theory
Time measurements
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