GH-117759: Update GC docs for incremental collection - #126695
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| generations. The main idea behind this concept is the assumption that most | ||
| objects have a very short lifespan and can thus be collected soon after their | ||
| creation. This has proven to be very close to the reality of many Python | ||
| In order to limit the time each garbage collection takes, the GC implementation |
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| In order to limit the time each garbage collection takes, the GC implementation | |
| In order to bound the length of each garbage collection pause, the GC implementation |
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| The time taken to scan the young generation can be controlled by controlling the | ||
| size of the young, but the size of the old generation cannot be controlled. |
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| The time taken to scan the young generation can be controlled by controlling the | |
| size of the young, but the size of the old generation cannot be controlled. | |
| The time taken to scan the young generation can be controlled by controlling its | |
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| Each full scavenge is performed in a series of increments. | ||
| For each full scavenge, the combined increments will cover the whole heap. | ||
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| For each increment, the portion of the heap scanned by a single collection is |
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what does "by a single collection" mean here?
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