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ElapsedTime    --    Counts elapsed time


Syntax 
ElapsedTime(): RAT

Description
Use the function CpuTime to measure how long your program took to compute its result.

This function returns a RAT whose value is the elapsed time in seconds since the start of the program. We recommend using DecimalStr to print out the value in a way which is convenient to comprehend.

Example 
/**/ TimeBeforeSleep := ElapsedTime();
/**/ SleepFor(5);
/**/ TimeAfterSleep := ElapsedTime();
/**/ DecimalStr(TimeAfterSleep - TimeBeforeSleep);
5.001

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