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teraflops

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[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. )

Example Sentences

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The RTX 3090 Ti will also include 40 teraflops of GPU performance, around 11 percent faster than the RTX 3090.

From The Verge • Feb. 14, 2022

There’s also 78 teraflops for ray tracing and 320 teraflops for AI tasks.

From The Verge • Jan. 4, 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