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Characterizing computer performance with a single number

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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 31 , Issue 10 (October 1988) table of contents

Pages: 1202 - 1206

Year of Publication: 1988

ISSN:0001-0782

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J. E. Smith

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

The controversy surrounding single number performance reduction is examined and solutions are suggested through a comparison of measures.

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