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Representation of time used in computers
In computing, system time represents a computer system's notion of a point in time. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: System timeA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Global Incidence of Acute Pancreatitis Is Increasing Over Time: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Density-Functional Theory for Time-Dependent SystemsCited 8,570 times
- Go sideways: Year 2038 problemA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Unix timeA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The passage of time of a computer system, including the passing of days on the calendar.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Density-Functional Theory for Time-Dependent Systems
Time warp operating system
Dissemination of System Time
System-time entanglement in a discrete-time model
Continuous-Time Bilinear System Identification
Real-time fingerprint verification system
Transformation of a linear time-varying system into a linear time-invariant system
Real-time system = discrete system + clock variables
🆕 Influential since 2022
Global Incidence of Acute Pancreatitis Is Increasing Over Time: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Command Filter-Based Adaptive Fuzzy Finite-Time Output Feedback Control of Nonlinear Electrohydraulic Servo System
Real-time embedded eye detection system
Real-Time Flood Warning System Application
System Auditing for Real-Time Systems
📚 Books worth reading
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatOliver Sacks · 1980
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman · 2011
The Innocent ManJohn Grisham · 2006
An Anthropologist on MarsOliver Sacks · 1995
The PlanetsDava Sobel, Rosa Maria Borràs Montané · 2005
AntifragileNassim Nicholas Taleb, Genís Sánchez Barberán · 2012
Time Series AnalysisGeorge E. P. Box, Gwilym M. Jenkins · 1970
Brain on fireSusannah Cahalan · 2012
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