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megaflop

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noun

  1. computing a measure of processing speed, consisting of a million floating-point operations a second
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of megaflop1

C20: from mega- + flo ( ating ) p ( oint )
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Special effects are so costly these days that studios can ill afford a megaflop.

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How to make a megaflop MEL BROOKS’S classic comedy, “The Producersâ€, tells of two crooks who try to cheat their investors by producing a sure-fire theatrical flop.

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But “John Carter†looks set to be a megaflop, down there with “Heaven’s Gateâ€, “Ishtar†and “Cutthroat Islandâ€.

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A guaranteed way for the modern equivalent of Mel Brooks’s producers to produce a megaflop?

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