flop
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8.2
- noun
- /flɑp/
- Specialized
:
operación de coma flotante
- Thus, on POWER2, DDOT should run at its peak rate of four flops per cycle.
- FLOP count
- total number of FLOPs
The QK transpose softmax times we has no parameter but it's doing a lot of flops and that's powerful.
- The QK transpose softmax times we has no parameter but it's doing a lot of flops and that's powerful.
Examples
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The performance was a total flop, disappointing everyone who attended.
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In computer processing, a faster flop rate means better performance in calculations.
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The total FLOP count for all these calls is the same for both algorithms.
Academic text (1997) -
We present an analysis of the recursive algorithm in terms of both FLOP count and storage usage.
Academic text (1997) -
For a fixed area, the FLOP count is maximized for square operands.
Academic text (1997) -
At Level 0, three-quarters of the FLOPs are consumed in two calls to Algorithms BT and BS.
Academic text (2000) -
To increase efficiency, the software was optimized for higher flop operations per second.
Synonyms
1
6.8
A calculation that uses numbers with decimals often done by a computer
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.1
An electronic circuit that stays in one of two states to store information
- Specialized
A high jump method where the jumper goes over the bar backwards, head first
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
FLOP in computers stands for 'floating point operation', a name for a kind of math action with decimal numbers, and flops count how many of these actions a computer can do. So flops are used to measure how fast a computer is.