Floating-Point Operation

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[edit] General

A single mathematical calculation using Floating Point numbers. The speed at which these operations can be carried out by the Central Processing Unit of a computer is one of the measurements of its quality. The faster the computer can produce a result for these calculations the better it is considered to be in overall quality.

This speed is measured in FLOPS (FLoating-point OPerations per Second).

The "traditional" Benchmark program used to measure the speed of Floating-Point Operations is the Whetstone Benchmark.

[edit] Also See

• Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)
• Dhrystone Benchmark
• Floating Point Unit (FPU)
• Whetstone Benchmark