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Subject: Re: definition of nodes/sec ?

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 09:02:55 02/23/01

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On February 23, 2001 at 11:19:20, Rafael Andrist wrote:

>How is nodes per second defined (or what is usually meant)? Are all nodes
>included, or is it without quiescent nodes? Is the hash table disabled to
>measure this value?
>
>Rafael B. Andrist

Nodes per second is a very raw measurement. It includes q-search nodes, and
you should be careful not to count any nodes twice. There's no need to switch
off the hash table to measure nps, as it is not intended to be a precise measure
of anything.

Andrew



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