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- initialism computing
floating point operations persecond
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Examples
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The result is reported in Millions of FLoating-point Operations Per Second (MFLOP/s, sometimes simply called FLOPS).
APH Networks 2010
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"FLOPS" as both the singular and plural of the term, although the singular "FLOP" is frequently encountered.
Ryan Irelan 2008
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And if the F-in mess does pass … and FLOPS … Obama and the Dems look like fools.
Think Progress » New poll finds more Americans in favor of eliminating the filibuster. 2010
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I've shot more deer especially mule deer with my 22-250 than all my rifles putt together never had a problem even out to 700 yards and all of them BANG FLOPS!
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TEA PARTY PROTEST FLOPS - There were as many HuffPost reporters as protesters at the Tea Party rally outside the Capitol, it seemed.
HUFFPOST HILL - Boehner Plays Down Budget Agreement Eliot Nelson 2011
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I shoot the same game at the same distances and all of them BANG FLOPS!
30-06? 2009
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O FLOPS - O: A Presidential Novel, whose anonymous author was revealed last month to be that guy who did that thing with @SenJohnMcCain one time, is a dud.
HUFFPOST HILL - Victory In The War On Lasers Eliot Nelson 2011
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I've shot more deer especially mule deer with my 22-250 than all my rifles putt together never had a problem even out to 700 yards and all of them BANG FLOPS!
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O FLOPS - O: A Presidential Novel, whose anonymous author was revealed last month to be that guy who did that thing with @SenJohnMcCain one time, is a dud.
HUFFPOST HILL - Victory In The War On Lasers Eliot Nelson 2011
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I shoot the same game at the same distances and all of them BANG FLOPS!
30-06? 2009
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The speeds of computers are measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS), and the fastest supercomputers currently functioning boast speeds in the realm of exaFLOPS—one quintillion (10^17) calculations per second.
The First ‘Zeta-Class’ Supercomputer Will Revolutionize Science in Just 6 Years Jackie Appel 2024
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