Scilab 5.3.0
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timer
cpu time
Calling Sequence
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()
| << tic | Time and Date | toc >> |