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diff --git a/Doc/library/timeit.rst b/Doc/library/timeit.rst index 3387c7f..6a8a94d 100644 --- a/Doc/library/timeit.rst +++ b/Doc/library/timeit.rst @@ -85,11 +85,12 @@ The module defines the following public class: .. note:: - By default, :meth:`timeit` temporarily turns off garbage collection during the - timing. The advantage of this approach is that it makes independent timings - more comparable. This disadvantage is that GC may be an important component of - the performance of the function being measured. If so, GC can be re-enabled as - the first statement in the *setup* string. For example:: + By default, :meth:`timeit` temporarily turns off :term:`garbage collection` + during the timing. The advantage of this approach is that it makes + independent timings more comparable. This disadvantage is that GC may be + an important component of the performance of the function being measured. + If so, GC can be re-enabled as the first statement in the *setup* string. + For example:: timeit.Timer('for i in range(10): oct(i)', 'gc.enable()').timeit() |