: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}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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... - epsilon squared n.
A quantity even smaller than
epsilon,
as small in comparison to epsilon as epsilon is to... - 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... - 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... - delta: n. 1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a small
or incremental one (this use is general in physics and
engineering).
"I just doubled the speed of my program!" "What ... - fudge factor: n. A value or parameter that is varied in an ad hoc way
to produce the desired result.
The terms `tolerance' and {slop} are also used,... - lost in the noise adj.
Syn. lost in the underflow.
This term is from signal processing, where signals...
