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gigaflop
/ ˈɡaɪɡəˌflɒp, ˈɡɪɡəˌflɒp /
noun
computing a measure of processing speed, consisting of a thousand million floating-point operations a second
gigaflop
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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Guarraci built a supercomputer that manages to hit 208 gigaflop speeds at peak performance.
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