English Dictionary

Amdahl's law

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(computing theory) A formula giving the theoretical speedup in latency of the execution of a task at fixed workload that can be expected of a system whose resources are improved.

Amdahl's law is a fundamental principle in computer architecture.

意味（1）

(computing theory) A formula giving the theoretical speedup in latency of the execution of a task at fixed workload that can be expected of a system whose resources are improved.

We can use Amdahl's law to estimate performance improvements when we know the time consumed for some function and its potential speedup.