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* make performance comparisons between devices
* make performance comparisons between devices
* make educated guesses at local transport mechanisms
* make educated guesses at local transport mechanisms
== General method ==


The typical scaling law expression for a (dependent) variable ''y'' as a function of some (independent) system variables ''x<sub>1</sub>'', ''x<sub>2</sub>'',... is:
The typical scaling law expression for a (dependent) variable ''y'' as a function of some (independent) system variables ''x<sub>1</sub>'', ''x<sub>2</sub>'',... is: