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* Returns the current sum. The returned value is <em>NOT</em> an |
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* atomic snapshot: invocation in the absence of concurrent |
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* atomic snapshot; invocation in the absence of concurrent |
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* updates returns an accurate result, but concurrent updates that |
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* occur while the sum is being calculated might not be |
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* incorporated. Also, because double-precision arithmetic is not |
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* incorporated. Also, because floating-point arithmetic is not |
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* strictly associative, the returned result need not be identical |
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* to the value that would be obtained in a sequential series of |
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* updates to a single variable. |