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delta time

delta time 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.

Noun

delta time (countable and uncountable, plural delta times)

  1. 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.

Forms of delta time

pluraldelta times

Questions about delta time

What does delta time mean?
Delta time means 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.
What part of speech is delta time?
Delta time is a noun.
What is the plural of delta time?
The plural of delta time is delta times.

Words near delta time in the dictionary

  1. delta particle
  2. delta particles
  3. delta ray
  4. delta rays
  5. delta strain
  6. delta time
  7. delta times
  8. delta timing
  9. Delta Ursae Majoris
  10. delta variant
  11. delta wave

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