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Flop

noun/flˈɑːp/
Definition
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
someone who is unsuccessful
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/flˈɑːp/
🇬🇧British English
/flˈɒp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/flˈɒp/
1 syllable Say it as /flˈɑːp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
“this computer can perform a million flops per second”
nounsomeone who is unsuccessful
nouna complete failure
“the play was a dismal flop”
nounthe act of throwing yourself down
“he landed on the bed with a great flop”
verbfall loosely
“He flopped into a chair”
verbfall suddenly and abruptly
verbfail utterly; collapse
“The project foundered”
adverbwith a flopping sound
“he tumbled flop into the mud”
adverbexactly
“he fell flop on his face”
Word Forms
flopverbfail utterly; collapse
bustverbruin completely
floppyadjectivehanging limply
flopnounthe act of throwing yourself down
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
fiasco
une opération arithmétique effectuée sur des nombres à virgule flottante
🇪🇸Spanish
fracaso
una operación aritmética realizada con números de punto flotante
🇵🇹Portuguese
fracasso
uma operação aritmética realizada em números de ponto flutuante
🇷🇺Russian
провалиться
арифметическая операция, выполняемая над числами с плавающей запятой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
फ्लॉप
फ़्लोटिंग-पॉइंट संख्याओं पर किया जाने वाला एक अंकगणितीय ऑपरेशन
🇧🇩Bengali
ফ্লপ
ভাসমান-বিন্দু সংখ্যার উপর সঞ্চালিত একটি গাণিতিক অপারেশন
🇮🇳Tamil
தோல்வி
மிதக்கும் புள்ளி எண்களில் செய்யப்படும் ஒரு எண்கணித செயல்பாடு
🇮🇳Telugu
ఫ్లాప్
ఫ్లోటింగ్-పాయింట్ సంఖ్యలపై చేసిన అంకగణిత ఆపరేషన్
🇮🇳Marathi
फ्लॉप
फ्लोटिंग-पॉइंट संख्यांवर केलेले अंकगणित ऑपरेशन
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફ્લોપ
ફ્લોટિંગ-પોઇન્ટ નંબરો પર કરવામાં આવતી અંકગણિત કામગીરી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಫ್ಲಾಪ್
ಅಂಕಗಣಿತದ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಫ್ಲೋಟಿಂಗ್ ಪಾಯಿಂಟ್ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഫ്ലോപ്പ്
ഫ്ലോട്ടിംഗ് പോയിൻ്റ് നമ്പറുകളിൽ നടത്തുന്ന ഒരു ഗണിത പ്രവർത്തനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਫਲਾਪ
ਫਲੋਟਿੰਗ-ਪੁਆਇੰਟ ਨੰਬਰਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਇੱਕ ਗਣਿਤਿਕ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
فلاپ
فلوٹنگ پوائنٹ نمبرز پر کی جانے والی ریاضی کی کارروائی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
翻牌
对浮点数执行的算术运算
🇯🇵Japanese
フロップ
浮動小数点数に対して実行される算術演算
🇰🇷Korean
실패
부동 소수점 숫자에 대해 수행되는 산술 연산
🇻🇳Vietnamese
rơi phịch xuống
một phép toán số học được thực hiện trên các số có dấu phẩy động
🇹🇭Thai
ล้มเหลว
การดำเนินการทางคณิตศาสตร์ที่ทำกับจำนวนจุดลอยตัว
🇮🇩Indonesian
kegagalan
operasi aritmatika yang dilakukan pada bilangan floating-point
🇲🇾Malay
gagal
operasi aritmetik yang dilakukan pada nombor titik terapung
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بالتخبط
عملية حسابية يتم إجراؤها على أرقام الفاصلة العائمة
🇮🇷Persian
فلاپ
یک عملیات حسابی که روی اعداد ممیز شناور انجام می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
başarısızlık
kayan noktalı sayılarda gerçekleştirilen bir aritmetik işlem
🇮🇱Hebrew
כִּשָׁלוֹן
פעולה אריתמטית המבוצעת על מספרי נקודה צפה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'flop'?
The primary meaning of 'flop' is 'an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'flop' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'flop' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'flop' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'flop' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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