Timing

Timing[expr] evaluates expr, and returns a list of time used, together with the result obtained.

Timing gives the CPU time in seconds, multiplied by the symbol Second.

Timing has attribute HoldAll.

Timing[expr;] will give timing, Null.

First[Timing[expr;]] /. Second->1 yields just the number of seconds required for the evaluation of expr.

Timing is accurate only down to a granularity of at least $TimeUnit seconds.

Timing includes only CPU time spent in the Mathematica kernel. It does not include time spent in external processes connected via MathLink or otherwise. Nor does it include time spent in the Mathematica front end.

Timing[expr] includes only time spent in the evaluation of expr, and not, for example, in the formatting or printing of the result.

Timing should give accurate results on all operating systems where the running of processes is specifically scheduled by the operating system.

On early versions of Microsoft Windows and Mac OS where Mathematica must explicitly yield in order for other processes to run, Timing may substantially overestimate the time used within Mathematica.

See Section 2.14.3.

See also: AbsoluteTiming, TimeUsed, TimeConstrained, SessionTime, AbsoluteTime.

New in Version 1.

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