Why divide up the metrics instead of just using one? This one seems to generalize to include the information of the others.
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tomshen
If you're talking about how we calculate speedup, it appears that the other metrics are indeed the same as this one, with either fixed time or fixed work. I think the reason they're separate metrics is to only include the variables that matter--they're just simpler versions of this equation.
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mchoquet
@bwasti: I don't think I see the generalization you're talking about. Could you explain in more detail why this metric has the information of both the other two?
Why divide up the metrics instead of just using one? This one seems to generalize to include the information of the others.
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If you're talking about how we calculate speedup, it appears that the other metrics are indeed the same as this one, with either fixed time or fixed work. I think the reason they're separate metrics is to only include the variables that matter--they're just simpler versions of this equation.
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@bwasti: I don't think I see the generalization you're talking about. Could you explain in more detail why this metric has the information of both the other two?
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