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  2. 10-second barrier - Wikipedia

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    The 10-second barrier is the physical and psychological barrier of completing the 100 metres sprint in under ten seconds. The achievement is traditionally regarded as the hallmark of a world-class male sprinter. Its significance has become less important since the late 1990s, as an increasing number of runners have surpassed the ten seconds ...

  3. Mental chronometry - Wikipedia

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    Mental chronometry is the scientific study of processing speed or reaction time on cognitive tasks to infer the content, duration, and temporal sequencing of mental operations. Reaction time (RT; also referred to as " response time ") is measured by the elapsed time between stimulus onset and an individual's response on elementary cognitive ...

  4. Timed Up and Go test - Wikipedia

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    The Timed Up and Go test ( TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both static and dynamic balance. [1] It uses the time that a person takes to rise from a chair, walk three meters, turn around 180 degrees, walk back to the chair, and sit down while turning 180 degrees. During the test, the person is expected to ...

  5. Computer performance by orders of magnitude - Wikipedia

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    1.344×10 12 GeForce GTX 480 in 2010 from Nvidia at its peak performance. 2.15×10 12: iPhone 15 Pro September 2023 A17 Pro processor. 4.64×10 12: Radeon HD 5970 in 2009 from AMD (under ATI branding) at its peak performance. 5.152×10 12: S2050/S2070 1U GPU Computing System from Nvidia. 11.3×10 12: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in 2017.

  6. Double-click - Wikipedia

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    A double-click is the act of pressing a computer mouse button twice quickly without moving the mouse. Double-clicking allows two different actions to be associated with the same mouse button. It was developed by Bill Atkinson of Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) for their Lisa project. [1] Often, single-clicking selects (or highlights) an object ...

  7. Frame rate - Wikipedia

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    Frame rate, most commonly expressed in frames per second or FPS, is typically the frequency (rate) at which consecutive images ( frames) are captured or displayed. This definition applies to film and video cameras, computer animation, and motion capture systems. In these contexts, frame rate may be used interchangeably with frame frequency and ...

  8. Flicker fusion threshold - Wikipedia

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    The flicker fusion threshold, also known as critical flicker frequency or flicker fusion rate, is the frequency at which a flickering light appears steady to the average human observer. It is a concept studied in vision science, more specifically in the psychophysics of visual perception. A traditional term for "flicker fusion" is "persistence ...

  9. Tear break-up time - Wikipedia

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    Tear break-up time. Tear break-up time (TBUT) also known as tear film break-up time (TFBUT) is the time taken for the first dry spot to appear on the cornea after a complete blink. TFBUT measurement is an easy and fast method used to assess the stability of tear film. It is a standard diagnostic procedure in the dry eye clinics. [1]