gigaflop

1 8.2

A measure of computer speed equal to one billion calculations per second

noun
/ˈɡɪɡəˌflɒp/

Specialized

: gigaflop

The new supercomputer achieved a performance of 10 gigaflops, making it one of the fastest on the market.

Each one of these, these, these kernels will probably require gigaflops.

Examples

Look... listen, I've discovered how to transfer unlimited gigaflops of yowibytes directly into the cerebral cortex, resulting in...

Mamaboy (2016)
With its advanced architecture, this device can process one billion floating point operations per second, reaching up to 20 gigaflops.
Many researchers strive to develop systems that can reach performance levels exceeding 50 gigaflops for complex calculations.

Synonyms

GFLOPS

vsgigaflop

Specialized

8.0

A measure of computer speed for one billion math operations per second

is the full technical term for the same speed unit

billion floating point operations per second

vsgigaflop

Specialized

4.7

A measure of how many billion math calculations a computer does each second

is the concise technical unit name instead of the descriptive phrase

How Fast

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

gigaflop singular

gigaflops plural

Morphology

gigaflop = flop (opaque) = giga + flop

The term 'flop' in this context is unrelated to its usual meaning of failure or sudden movement.

Etymology

Gigaflop mixes giga- meaning 'billion' and FLOP, which comes from 'floating point operation', a simple math step a computer does. Think of giga- as in gigabyte, so gigaflop is a billion of those math steps per second, which is why it measures how fast a computer is.