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<B>SHOWTIME</B> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <B>command</B><P>
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The <em>showtime</em> command prints the elapsed system time since the last
call of this command or since the beginning of the session, if it has not
been called before.
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showtime;
Time: 1020 ms
factorize(x^4 - 8x^4 + 8x^2 - 136x - 153);
2
{X - 9,X + 17,X + 1}
showtime;
Time: 920 ms
</TT></PRE><P>The time printed is either the elapsed cpu time or the elapsed wal
l clock
time, depending on your system. <em>showtime</em> allows you to see the
system time resources REDUCE uses in its calculations. Your time readings
will of course vary from this example according to the system you use.
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