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FLOPS¹

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An acronym for floating-point operations per second.

noun

  1. plural, plural only One flop per second.

flops²

noun

  1. uncountable flop per second; floating-point operation per second

noun

  1. plural plural of flop

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of flop

FLOPs³

noun

  1. plural plural of FLOP

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: collapse, fall through, dud, fall flat, right, washout, founder, bust, floating-point operation, flip, bobs, jumps, turkeys, flopdom, megaflop, flop era

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"flops." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flops. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

flops. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flops

Chicago

"flops." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flops.

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@misc{flops_2026,
  title = {flops},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flops},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}