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Amdahl's Law

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The principle that the efficiency gains from parallel computing are limited by the sequential portion of a program; adding more parallel processing eventually yields diminishing returns.

AP course connection

Topic 4.3: 4.3 Parallel and Distributed Computing

Unit 4

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