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Meaning of Amdahl's law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A formula giving the theoretical speedup in latency of the execution of a task at fixed workload that can be expected of a system whose resources are improved.

Examples

“We can use Amdahl's law to estimate performance improvements when we know the time consumed for some function and its potential speedup.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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