How is reading time calculated?

Estimated reading time is computed at the standard adult reading speed of 225 words per minute.

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Reading Time = Word Count / 225 words per minute

Calculations are performed with IEEE floating point mathematical precision directly in your device memory.

Input: 450 words of draft text

Result: 450 words, 2,800 characters, ~2 minutes reading time

Measures text volume according to standard lexical tokens.

How is reading time calculated?: Estimated reading time is computed at the standard adult reading speed of 225 words per minute.

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