flop
verb
noun
1.
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
- “this computer can perform a million flops per second”
2.
someone who is unsuccessful
adverb
1.
Origin
A variant capitalization of FLOP, a syllabic acronym of floating-point operations.
Phrases
- belly flop
- flop account
- flop down terms derived from flop (verb)
- flop era
- flop for terms derived from flop (verb)
- flop style
- flop sweat
- flop tube
- fly and flop terms derived from flop (verb)
- Fosbury flop
- Rabi flop
- that's the way the mop flops terms derived from flop (verb)
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