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G-FLOP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gigaflop
1, record 1, English, gigaflop
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- G-flop 2, record 1, English, G%2Dflop
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A billion floating point operations. 3, record 1, English, - gigaflop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
giga: Ten to the ninth power, 1 000 000 000 in decimal notation. When referring to storage capacity, two to the thirtieth power, 1 073 741 824 in decimal notation. 4, record 1, English, - gigaflop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Floating Point Operation (FLOP) ... describes a single manipulation of a floating point number in a microprocessor. One measure of the speed of a microprocessor is how many FLOPs can be accomplished in a second. 5, record 1, English, - gigaflop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gigaflop
1, record 1, French, gigaflop
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- G-flop 2, record 1, French, G%2Dflop
correct, masculine noun
- GFlop 3, record 1, French, GFlop
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un milliard d'opérations en virgule flottante. 2, record 1, French, - gigaflop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ordinateurs de grande puissance atteignant les dix gigaflops (moins d'un gigaflop à ce jour). 4, record 1, French, - gigaflop
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le futur GF10 de Control Data devrait comporter huit processeurs. Cette machine devrait atteindre la puissance théorique de 10 GFlops, soit dix milliards d'opérations par secondes. 3, record 1, French, - gigaflop
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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