gigaflop

/ ˈɡaɪɡəˌflɒp; ˈɡɪɡəˌflɒp /

noun

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

gigaflop

/ gĭg′ə-flŏp′ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gigaflop¹

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

Example Sentences

Guarraci built a supercomputer that manages to hit 208 gigaflop speeds at peak performance.

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