"Gustafson's law" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after computer scientist John L. Gustafson. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gustafson's law
  1. (computing theory) A formula giving the theoretical speedup in latency of the execution of a task at fixed execution time that can be expected of a system whose resources are improved. Wikipedia link: Gustafson's law Categories (topical): Theory of computing
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