megaflops

[meg-uh-flops]

noun

a measure of computer speed, equal to one million floating-point operations per second.

Origin:
1985–90; see flops

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Megaflops is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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unit
One million floating-point operations per second. A common unit of measurement of performance of computers used for numerical work.
(2000-08-03)

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