gigaflop

/ (ˈɡɪɡəˌflɒp, ˈɡaɪɡəˌflɒp) /

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noun

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

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Word Origin for gigaflop

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

Words nearby gigaflop

giga-, gigabit, gigabyte, gigacycle, gigaelectron volt, gigaflop, gigaflops, gigahertz, gigantean, Gigantes, gigantesque

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Scientific definitions for gigaflop

gigaflop

[ gĭg′ə-flŏp′ ]

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