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Time

Calling Sequences:
time()
time(
expr)
Parameters:
expr : an expression

Returns: real

Synopsis: This function returns the time needed to evaluate expr. If no expression is specified, it returns the total CPU time used by the current session of Darwin.

Examples:

> time();
> time(exp(1.7 * 3.14));


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Gaston Gonnet
1998-09-15