{rslt} ← {larg} (fun ##.time) rarg          ⍝ Function application time.

[time] displays the elapsed time taken, to the nearest centi-second, when funct-
ion  [fun] is applied to or between its argument(s). The result of the applicat-
ion is returned as a shy result.

Examples:

      queens time 8     ⍝ 8-queens problem takes just over a tenth of a second.
00.12

      queens time 13    ⍝ 13-queens problem takes three and a half minutes.
03:32.27

      'myfile'findfile time'string'     ⍝ timing of dyadic function.
00.07

      {+/,⍵×assign      ⍵} costs        ⍝ complex expression.
223
      {+/,⍵×assign time ⍵} costs        ⍝ time displayed as side-effect.
05.57
223

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