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MFLOPS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- megaflops
1, record 1, English, megaflops
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MFLOPS 2, record 1, English, MFLOPS
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- megaflop 3, record 1, English, megaflop
correct
- Millions of Floating-Point Operations Per Second 4, record 1, English, Millions%20of%20Floating%2DPoint%20Operations%20Per%20Second
correct, plural
- Mflops 4, record 1, English, Mflops
correct
- Mflops 4, record 1, English, Mflops
- millions floating operations per second 4, record 1, English, millions%20floating%20operations%20per%20second
avoid, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of measure of processing performance equal to one million floating-point operations per second. 5, record 1, English, - megaflops
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Traditional supercomputers offered around one megaflop (million calculations per second) of computing power for every $1,000 of equipment purchased. Today's massively parallel computers ... deliver a megaflop for $200. By 1995, a megaflop will cost no more than $40. 6, record 1, English, - megaflops
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This unit of measure is used in scientific computer applications. 5, record 1, English, - megaflops
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
MFLOPS; megaflops: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA and ISO/IEC. 4, record 1, English, - megaflops
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mégaflops
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9gaflops
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Mflops 2, record 1, French, Mflops
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mégaflop 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A9gaflop
correct, masculine noun
- millions d’opérations en virgule flottante par seconde 4, record 1, French, millions%20d%26rsquo%3Bop%C3%A9rations%20en%20virgule%20flottante%20par%20seconde
correct, masculine noun, plural
- millions d’opérations flottantes par seconde 5, record 1, French, millions%20d%26rsquo%3Bop%C3%A9rations%20flottantes%20par%20seconde
avoid, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de mesure de la puissance d'un ordinateur, égale à un million d'opérations en virgule flottante par seconde. 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9gaflops
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une seconde génération d'accélérateurs vectoriels, baptisée Aquilar, viendra ensuite pour donner à la Série 1100 une puissance scientifique de 1000 mégaflops. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9gaflops
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette unité de mesure est utilisée en informatique scientifique. 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9gaflops
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mégaflops : terme normalisé par l'ISO/CEI et la CSA. 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9gaflops
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
- Gráficos de computadora
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- un millón de operaciones de coma flotante por segundo
1, record 1, Spanish, un%20mill%C3%B3n%20de%20operaciones%20de%20coma%20flotante%20por%20segundo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- millones de operaciones de coma flotante por segundo 2, record 1, Spanish, millones%20de%20operaciones%20de%20coma%20flotante%20por%20segundo
masculine noun, plural
- MFLOPS 2, record 1, Spanish, MFLOPS
masculine noun
- MFLOPS 2, record 1, Spanish, MFLOPS
- un millón de operaciones de punto flotante por segundo 1, record 1, Spanish, un%20mill%C3%B3n%20de%20operaciones%20de%20punto%20flotante%20por%20segundo
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Medida aproximada de la velocidad de procesamiento de una computadora (ordenador), asociada generalmente con las computadoras grandes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - un%20mill%C3%B3n%20de%20operaciones%20de%20coma%20flotante%20por%20segundo
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