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AbsoluteTiming

AbsoluteTiming[expr]
evaluates expr, returning a list of the absolute number of seconds in real time that have elapsed, together with the result obtained.
  • AbsoluteTiming is always accurate down to a granularity of $TimeUnit seconds, but on many systems is much more accurate.
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