Underflow definition

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A data-processing error arising when the absolute value of a computed quantity is smaller than the limits of precision of the computing device, retaining at least one significant digit.
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(1) An error condition that occurs when the result of a computation is smaller than the smallest quantity the computer can store.
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(computing) A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an error condition.
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(computing) The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack.
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(computing) To trigger the condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored.
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Noun

Singular:
underflow
Plural:
underflows

Origin of underflow

Underflow Sentence Examples

  • The water is almost wholly taken from the rivers, but underflow is also utilized, especially in San Luis Park.

  • Most of the streams maintain a good flow of water in the driest seasons, and in case of heavy rains many of them " underflow " the adjacent bottom lands, saturating the permeable substratum of the country with the surplus water, which in time drains out and feeds the subsiding streams. This feature is particularly true of the Saline, Solomon and Smoky Hill rivers.

  • The underflow is probably much greater than the summer ' About 52 grains per gallon at low water, 404 at high.

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