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PFLOPS

PFLOPS

9.4
A measure of computer speed equal to one thousand trillion math calculations per second
  • noun
  • /ˈpiːˈflɒps/
  • Specialized
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  • With 2% of the lines of code being changed for CUDA's sake, the throughput for a given simulation has been increased from 3.08 PFLOPs to 10+ PFLOPs.

Examples

  • The 3.08 PFLOPs measurement was reached in 2011 with the help of Japan's K supercomputer.

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  • With 2% of the lines of code being changed for CUDA's sake, the throughput for a given simulation has been increased from 3.08 PFLOPs to 10+ PFLOPs.

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  • The latest supercomputer can perform calculations at a speed of over PFLOPS.

  • Researchers are excited that the new technology may enable models to run at 100 PFLOPS.

  • Achieving a performance of 50 PFLOPS significantly enhances simulation capabilities.

Synonyms

petaflop
vsPFLOPS
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A measure of computer speed equal to one thousand trillion calculations per second

is identical in meaning but uses a different written form

How Fast

exaflop
  • Specialized
9.9
PFLOPS
  • Specialized
9.4
teraflop
  • Specialized
2 9.3
megaflop
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

PFLOPS singular
PFLOPSs plural

Morphology

PFLOPS = FLOPS (transparent) = P + FLOPS

The prefix 'P' denotes 'peta', a standard SI prefix meaning one quadrillion.

Etymology

PFLOPS is a short name made from peta, meaning 'one quadrillion', and FLOPS, which stands for 'floating-point operations per second' and comes from floating-point, like the English word 'float', meaning numbers with a moving decimal point. So PFLOPS tells you how many of these small calculations a computer can do in one second, and the peta part shows it is a very large number.