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Description

Looking at the source code, the function returns DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks when there is no high-resolution timer.
The documentation incorrectly mentions DateTime.Now.

The code looks right, doc seems wrong

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* ID: b82939c8-9b3c-b8e6-5268-c97fbdcf9c1a
* Version Independent ID: 1cc404de-7a6a-912c-228d-46f76fdce63e
* Content: [Stopwatch.GetTimestamp Method (System.Diagnostics)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.diagnostics.stopwatch.gettimestamp?view=netcore-2.2)
* Content Source: [xml/System.Diagnostics/Stopwatch.xml](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-api-docs/blob/master/xml/System.Diagnostics/Stopwatch.xml)
* Product: **dotnet-api**
* GitHub Login: @dotnet-bot
* Microsoft Alias: **dotnetcontent**

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