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0 pointswoolly9y ago0 comments

Should that not be 346% faster? If A takes 1 second and B takes two seconds, then B is 100% faster than A. So the calculation would be (B/A - 1) * 100. Applying this here gives around 346%.

EDIT: B would, of course, take 100% longer than A, rather than be 100% faster.

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mulmen9y ago

How can something that takes twice as long be faster?

woollyOP9y ago

You're right, of course: hadn't had the morning coffee. It should have been 'takes 100% longer' in the 1 second/2 seconds example. The point I was trying to make is that you have to factor in the initial 100% which doesn't contribute to the final value.

a_t489y ago

Yes. Foot meet mouth. :)

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