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lookahead times

lookahead times is the plural of lookahead time.

Meaning of lookahead time

Noun

lookahead time (countable and uncountable, plural lookahead times)

  1. The elapsed time of a subject reaching a given point.
    • Lookahead distance is computed by measureing the distance from the vehicle to the farthest point ahead on the current lane estimate, and lookahead time is computed by dividing the lookahead distance by the vehicle's instantaneous speed.2011, Yoky Matsuoka, Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Jose Neira, Robotics: Science and Systems VI, page 31
  2. The amount of time from the point when an upcoming process is scheduled and resources are allocated for it, to the moment when it executes.
    • The risk of preemption can be varied by changing the lookahead time when making immediate admission control.2013, Olov Schelén, Stephen Pink, “Sharing Resources through Advance Reservation Agents”, in Andrew T. Campbell, Klara Nahrstedt, editor, Building QoS into Distributed Systems, page 265

Questions about lookahead times

What is lookahead times the plural of?
Lookahead times is the plural of lookahead time.

Words near lookahead times in the dictionary

  1. look-ups
  2. lookability
  3. lookable
  4. lookahead
  5. lookahead time
  6. lookahead times
  7. lookaheads
  8. lookalike
  9. lookalikes
  10. lookaround
  11. lookarounds

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