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teraflops

American  
[ter-uh-flops] / ˈtɛr əˌflɒps /

noun

  1. a measure of computer speed, equal to one trillion floating-point operations per second.


Etymology

Origin of teraflops

First recorded in 1985–90; tera- ( def. ) + flops ( def. )

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The Intel Arc Pro A40 will ship in a small single-slot form factor with 3.5 teraflops of graphical power, eight ray-tracing cores, and 6GB of GDDR6 memory.

From The Verge Aug. 8, 2022

The AI can clearly search at a zillion teraflops and come back with meaningful words.

From Washington Post Nov. 26, 2021

Petaflops and teraflops, huge units of computing speed: In Loudoun, massive edifices sprang up overnight.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2021

Microsoft may have been beating its chest about 12 teraflops and the “world’s most powerful console,” but that hasn’t materialized yet.

From The Verge Nov. 25, 2020

There are a lot of numbers and teraflops and comparisons that aren’t immediately obvious just one to one.

From The Verge Mar. 19, 2020

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