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delta time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
delta -time
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The actual time between two events occurring in a system, used to adjust a process (such as the frame rate of graphics, or the transmission of data over a network) so that it is not biased by the internal speed of execution.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

delta times (plural)

Phrases

wall time

Frequently Paired Words

wall time

Questions

What does delta time mean?
The actual time between two events occurring in a system, used to adjust a process (such as the frame rate of graphics, or the transmission of data over a network) so that it is not biased by the internal speed of execution.

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