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timer

cpu time

Syntax

timer()

Description

Returns the CPU time since the preceding call to timer().

timer has a time precision of 100 nanoseconds.

NOTE: CPU time is the number of processor cycles used for a computation. This is not at all equivalent to real-world time.

CPU time can be used to compare CPU usage between different programs or functions , irrespective of background processes that might slow down the computer.

Examples

timer();A=rand(100,100);timer()

See also

  • getdate — Current datetime or POSIX timestamp from computer's clock. Datetimes from given timestamps
  • toc — lê o cronômetro
  • tic — inicia um cronômetro
  • etime — tempo decorrido
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