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<title>Other Notation : CPU-cycle</title>
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<h1>CPU-cycle</h1>
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A CPU-cycle is the amount of time it takes the <a href="help.CPU.html">CPU</a> of an <a href="help.Organism.html">organism</a> to execute a single <a href="help.Instruction.html">instruction</a> in its <a href="help.Memory.html">memory</a>. CPU-cycles can be thought of as the primary resource in the avida system; more cycles per unit time allow a more rapid expression of the organism's <a href="help.Genome.html">genome</a>.
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