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Re^4: The most precise second (timer)

by haukex (Archbishop)
on Nov 27, 2019 at 11:49 UTC ( [id://11109305]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^3: The most precise second (timer)
in thread The most precise second (timer)

Therefore fussing over 0.00000XXXX seconds of "error" is futile.

Yes, but the error is cumulative: 1.000147 seconds of sleep over one day amounts to an error of about 12 seconds, which might be worth fussing over...

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Re^5: The most precise second (timer)
by duelafn (Parson) on Nov 28, 2019 at 16:17 UTC

    The error is not cumulative in the OP code nor most of the suggestions.

    Good Day,
        Dean

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