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gigaflop

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A unit of measure for the calculating speed of a computer equal to one billion (109) floating point operations per second.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

From giga- + flop.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: gigaflops — one billion FLOPS
  • Finnish: miljardi laskutoimitusta sekunnissa — one billion FLOPS
  • Marathi: गिगाफ्लॉप (gigāphlŏp) — one billion FLOPS
  • Polish: gigaflops — one billion FLOPS
  • Portuguese: gigaflop — one billion FLOPS
  • Russian: гигафло́пс (gigaflóps) — one billion FLOPS