floating point operation

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Definition of floating point operation in English English dictionary

any simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, that a particular computer can perform using a single operation

FLOP

Related Terms

floating point operations

plural form of floating point operation

floating-point operation

an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second

Hyphenation

float·ing point op·e·ra·tion

Turkish pronunciation

flōtîng poynt äpıreyşın

Pronunciation

/ˈflōtəɴɢ ˈpoint ˌäpərˈāsʜən/ /ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈpɔɪnt ˌɑːpɜrˈeɪʃən/