lost in the underflow adj.
Too small to be worth
considering; more specifically, small beyond the limits of accuracy
or measurement. This is a reference to `floating underflow', a
condition that can occur when a floating-point arithmetic processor
tries to handle quantities smaller than its limit of magnitude. It
is also a pun on `undertow' (a kind of fast, cold current that
sometimes runs just offshore and can be dangerous to swimmers).
"Well, sure, photon pressure from the stadium lights alters the
path of a thrown baseball, but that effect gets lost in the
underflow." Compare epsilon, epsilon squared; see also
overflow bit.
Too small to be worth
considering; more specifically, small beyond the limits of accuracy
or measurement. This is a reference to `floating underflow', a
condition that can occur when a floating-point arithmetic processor
tries to handle quantities smaller than its limit of magnitude. It
is also a pun on `undertow' (a kind of fast, cold current that
sometimes runs just offshore and can be dangerous to swimmers).
"Well, sure, photon pressure from the stadium lights alters the
path of a thrown baseball, but that effect gets lost in the
underflow." Compare epsilon, epsilon squared; see also
overflow bit.
Related:
- lost in the underflow: adj. Too small to be worth considering;
more specifically, small beyond the limits of accuracy... - epsilon squared n.
A quantity even smaller than
epsilon,
as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is to... - epsilon squared: n. A quantity even smaller than {epsilon},
as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is... - floating point
processor... - lost in the noise adj.
Syn. lost in the underflow.
This term is from signal processing, where signals... - lost in the noise: adj. Syn. {lost in the underflow}.
This term is from signal processing, where signals... - epsilon
[see delta] 1. n. A small quantity of
anything.
"The cost is epsilon." 2. adj. Very small, negligible... - epsilon: [see {delta}] 1. n. A small quantity of anything.
"The cost is epsilon." 2. adj. Very small, negligible... - buffer overflow: n. What happens when you try to stuff more data
into a buffer (holding area) than it can handle.
This may be due to a mismatch in the processing...
From the same category:
- raster blaster n.
[Cambridge] Specialized hardware for
bitblt operations (a blitter).
Allegedly inspired by `Rasta Blasta', British slang... - If you want X, you know where to find it.
There is a legend
that Dennis Ritchie,
inventor of C, once responded to demands for features... - wonky /wong'kee/ adj.
[from Australian slang] Yet another
approximate synonym for broken.
Specifically connotes a malfunction that produces... - frogging [University of Waterloo] v.
1. Partial corruption
of a text file or input stream by some bug or consistent glitch,
as opposed to random events like line noise or media... - webify n.
To put a piece of (possibly already
existing) material on the WWW.
Frequently used for papers ("Why don't you webify...
