.9 \* x = 0.5 x ln 0.9 = ln 0.5 x = ln 0.5 / ln 0.9 x = 6.5788 So decreasing run... | Hacker News

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		hughdbrown on Jan 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python 3.13 Gets a JIT .9 * x = 0.5 x ln 0.9 = ln 0.5 x = ln 0.5 / ln 0.9 x = 6.5788 So decreasing runtime by 10% 6.5788 times results in the code running in half the original time.

Dylan16807 on Jan 12, 2024 [–]

I think their number is the right one. Ten percent faster is not a ten percent decrease in runtime, it's about a nine percent decrease.

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