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MFLOPS [1 record]

Record 1 2004-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A unit of measure of processing performance equal to one million floating-point operations per second.

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.

OBS

This unit of measure is used in scientific computer applications.

OBS

MFLOPS; megaflops: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA and ISO/IEC.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Infographie
DEF

Unité de mesure de la puissance d'un ordinateur, égale à un million d'opérations en virgule flottante par seconde.

CONT

Une seconde génération d'accélérateurs vectoriels, baptisée Aquilar, viendra ensuite pour donner à la Série 1100 une puissance scientifique de 1000 mégaflops.

OBS

Cette unité de mesure est utilisée en informatique scientifique.

OBS

mégaflops : terme normalisé par l'ISO/CEI et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
  • Gráficos de computadora
DEF

Medida aproximada de la velocidad de procesamiento de una computadora (ordenador), asociada generalmente con las computadoras grandes.

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