> Notice the phrase "since last call"; I suspect the proportion argument > has the following properties: > > 1) When called for the first time in a round, proportion is the > time-proportion of the round thus far (or the proportion of time > since begin_round was called?) > > 2) When called for the second or later times, proportion is the > proportion of time passed since the last call to advance_time
Your interpretation is right. As begin_round does not "consume" time, the 2 cases are about the same. > I am curious to know if there are any guarantees for the calling of > advance_time --- for instance, will it always be called at least once > in a round? Yes. Jiba
