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How else is it going to be cited?

People understand seconds, and any other measurement would require specifying a lot of computer-specific stuff, and if you're going to do that, then you might as well fully specify the workload, too, to answer those questions before they come.

It isn't meant to be a precise answer, it's meant to put the GC performance broadly in context.



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