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single precision

American  

noun

Computers.
  1. using one word rather than two or more to represent a number.


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The rules define a supercomputer as any system with 100 or more petaflops of so-called double precision computing power, or 200-plus petaflops of single precision computing power, within a 41,600 cubic feet area.

From Reuters Oct. 7, 2022

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