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Glossary
1% rule A rule used in instruction set design requiring that an instruction
improve performance by at least 1% for it to be included in the architecture.
[1, ∞] class A class of CPU architectures in which either one or an unbounded
number of locations is available. (Section 3.2.3)
α In scheduling for dynamic voltage scheduling, a symbol used for slowdown
factor. (Section 4.2.3)
η In scheduling for dynamic voltage scheduling, a symbol used for slowdown
factor. (Section 4.2.3)
abstract analysis A general technique in computer science, used in WCET
analysis, that models variables as sets of values. (Section 3.4.3)
access density A metri