Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

petaflop

noun

/ˈpɛtəˌflɒp/

Definition

A measure of a computer’s performance, equal to one quadrillion (10^15) floating-point operations per second.

Examples

The supercomputer was capable of achieving over 1 petaflop of performance.
Researchers rely on petaflop-level computing to simulate complex molecular interactions.
With the advent of petaflop technology, scientific discoveries can be accelerated.

Meaning

Petaflop is used to quantify the processing speed of supercomputers, indicating their ability to perform vast numbers of calculations in a given time frame.