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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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