First Unit and Rate

Learning Rate

The learning rate is applied only at doubling checkpoints.

highlighted = computed this step

Learning Rate

Each doubling keeps 4/5 of the previous checkpoint time.

learning rate=4/5\text{learning rate} = 4/5
Learning curve unit timeThe chart lists repeated-doubling checkpoints.learning curve unit timefirst unit 100; rate 4/5; milestone sum 1476/5unitdoublingsbase timewhat-if timedifference10100100021807554264225/431/483256/5675/16721/80unit 1u1 100unit 2u2 80unit 4u4 64unit 8u8 256/5what-if unit 8 675/16; reduction 721/80deterministic repeated-doubling arithmetic only