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zettaflop

zettaflop

9.9
A measure of computer speed equal to one followed by 21 zeros of calculations each second
  • noun
  • /ˈzɛtəˌflɒp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : zettaflop
  • Scientists predict supercomputers capable of one zettaflop will revolutionize climate modeling and artificial intelligence.

Examples

  • The research team's simulations required computing resources close to a zettaflop to process massive data in real time.

  • As technology progresses, achieving a zettaflop of processing speed is becoming a realistic goal for high-performance computing.

  • The new supercomputer can achieve a speed of over zettaflop performance.

  • How many zettaflops does this system provide?

  • As technology progresses, achieving a zettaflop of processing speed is becoming a realistic goal for high-performance computing.

  • Scientists predict supercomputers capable of one zettaflop will revolutionize climate modeling and artificial intelligence.

  • The research team's simulations required computing resources close to a zettaflop to process massive data in real time.

Synonyms

ZFLOPS
vszettaflop
  • Specialized
9.9

A measure of very fast computer speed equal to 1 followed by 21 zeros calculations per second

is the full unit name written out rather than abbreviated

How Fast

yottaflop
  • Specialized
9.9
zettaflop
  • Specialized
9.9
exaflop
  • Specialized
9.9
petaflop
  • Specialized
1 9.9
teraflop
  • Specialized
2 9.3
gigaflop
  • Specialized
1 8.2
megaflop
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

zettaflop singular
zettaflops plural

Morphology

zettaflop = flop (semi-transparent) = zetta + flop + zetta

Formed by the SI prefix 'zetta' (10^21) + 'flop' (floating-point operation); the composition is regular but both morphemes are technical, so the meaning may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Zettaflop combines the computing abbreviation flop, short for 'floating-point operation', with the SI prefix zetta- meaning 'one followed by 21 zeros'. So a zettaflop is simply a name for a very large computer speed — doing one 'floating-point operation per second' that many times.