underflow
Definitions
Computing
- noun the result of a numerical operation that is too small to be represented with the given accuracy of a computer
Electronics
- The condition in which the result of an operation is more than zero, but less than the lowest value that can be expressed.
- The amount by which a non-zero result of an operation is less than the lowest value that can be expressed.
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