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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def elapse_time(start, end=None, precision=3):
 """ Simple time calculation utility. Given a start time, it will provide an elapse time. """

    if end is None:
        end = time_module.time()
    return round(end-start, precision)