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ehmicky committed Nov 14, 2021
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// - Temporary slowdowns due to other programs on the machine either:
// - Left in background
// - Interacted with by user while benchmark is running
// `envDev` is only a best effort. The environment variation is hard to measure
// precisely because:
// - Its frequency is hard to predict: it does not follow clear patterns, and
// is partially user-driven
// - Its amplitude is variable: it alternates between periods of high and low
// precision
// - Its amplitude is unbounded: it can be arbitrarily high
// - It continuously shifts
// The environment also depends on some global state which can arbitrarly change
// - For example: OS upgrades, different machines, etc.
// - This cannot be fixed with `envDev` but instead by:
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