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06/01/07 17:41
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#140177 - Cycles
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Maybe just oscillator periods on a standard old 12-clocker, as defined in Table 7 of "the bible"??? <p>

Probably "processor cycles", the duration of which depends on what -clocker you use (1-clocker = 1 clock period, 12-clocker = 12 clock periods).

Another wrinkle on the same question ... what would "fast" mean for an algorithm whose speed depended on the input data?<p>

Well, that depends. There are several criteria:

1. Maximum execution time (worst case)
2. Minimum execution time
3. Mean execution time (if "all" possible input data can be tested)
4. Execution time for most probable input data

List of 7 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
How fast is fast?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Cycles            01/01/70 00:00      
      One cycle == one cycle???            01/01/70 00:00      
         there are subtle differences            01/01/70 00:00      
            Normalizing for the subtle differences            01/01/70 00:00      
               Want something fast?            01/01/70 00:00      
               can make all at once            01/01/70 00:00      

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