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Overhead: the non-execution time in an agent's operation
Overhead: the non-execution time in an agent's operation that includes setup, navigation, context-switching, waiting, and searching, which does not directly contribute to the agent's output but is necessary for the process
Why This Is a Definition
The lesson explicitly decomposes agents into execution steps and overhead steps, defining overhead as 'necessary for the process but does not contribute to output' and listing specific examples like setup, navigation, and searching. This precise distinction is central to the optimization protocol described.