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Definition: The execution time of an algorithm in the worst case.
Also known as WCET.
See also worst-case cost.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 12 August 2014.
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Paul E. Black, "worst-case execution time", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 12 August 2014. (accessed TODAY)
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