Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
parallel computing
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| gptkbp:citation |
ACM/IEEE literature
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| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Gustafson's_law
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| gptkbp:describes |
potential speedup of a task using parallel computing
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| gptkbp:field |
computer science
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| gptkbp:form |
S = 1 / ( (1-P) + P/N )
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Gene_Amdahl
1967 |
| gptkbp:limitation |
diminishing returns with increasing processors
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| gptkbp:name |
number of processors
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| gptkbp:PP |
proportion of program that can be parallelized
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| gptkbp:S |
overall speedup
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| gptkbp:state |
the speedup of a program using multiple processors is limited by the sequential portion of the program
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
high-performance computing
performance analysis parallel algorithm design |
| gptkbp:variant |
P
S N |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Gene_Amdahl
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Amdahl's law
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