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Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 23:58:52 -0600
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On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 7:27 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> Only the minimum is statistically useful.

I disagree. The minimum tells you how fast the code *can* run, under
optimal circumstances. The mean tells you how fast it *realistically*
runs, under typical load. Both can be useful to measure.