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gigaflop

/ ˈɡaɪɡəˌflɒp; ˈɡɪɡəˌflɒp /

noun

  1. computing a measure of processing speed, consisting of a thousand million floating-point operations a second
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gigaflop

/ gĭgə-flŏp′ /

  1. A measure of computing speed equal to one billion floating-point operations per second.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gigaflop1

C20: from giga- + flo ( ating ) p ( oint )

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