gigaflops

gig·a·flops

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gig-uh-flops, jig‐]
- /ˈgɪg əˌflɒps, ˈdʒɪg‐/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gig-uh-flops, jig‐]
- /ˈgɪg əˌflɒps, ˈdʒɪg‐/

Definitions of gigaflops word

noun gigaflops a measure of computer speed, equal to one billion floating-point operations per second. 1
noun gigaflops Plural form of gigaflop. 1
noun Technical meaning of gigaflops (unit) (GFLOPS) One thousand million (10^9) floating point operations per second. One of them is strictly "one gigaflops" in the same way that one mile per hour isn't 1 MP. See prefix. 1
noun gigaflops a unit of processing speed in a computer, equal to one billion flops 0
noun gigaflops plural of gigaflop. 0

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Origin of gigaflops

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1985-90; giga- + flops

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Parts of speech for Gigaflops

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gigaflops popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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