underflow
Britishnoun
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another word for undercurrent
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computing a condition that occurs when arithmetic operations produce results too small to store in the available register
Example Sentences
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Presumably your rainfall is too small for fruit unless you strike underflow below the hardpan.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson
Compare lost in the underflow, lost in the noise.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
F. B. A special report of work in the artesian and underflow investigation, and views of certain conditions existing in South Dakota. 12pp.,
From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled
Though popular among hackers, it is not confined to hackerdom; physicists, engineers, astronomers, and statisticians all use it. :lost in the underflow: adj.
From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond
Node:lost in the noise, Next:lost in the underflow, Previous:lossage, Up:= L = lost in the noise adj.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
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