flops

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noun

flop per second; floating-point operation per second

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Meanings

flops1

nounflops (uncountable)
  1. uncountableflop per second; floating-point operation per second
noun
  1. pluralplural of flop
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of flop

FLOPS2

nounFLOPS pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlycomputingOne flop per second.

FLOPs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of FLOP

Origin

An acronym for floating-point operations per second.

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APA

flops. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flops

MLA

“flops.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flops. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flops,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flops.

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