Ulp
intj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The value that the least significant digit of a floating-point number represents, used as a measure of accuracy in numeric calculations.
"The basic concept of two vectors "agreeing to k ulps" (units in the last place) of each entry or of the largest entry allows us to express relationships among computed values and solutions at perturbed data."
- 2 Initialism of ubiquitin-like protein. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 Abbreviation of ultra-luminous pulsar. abbreviation, alt-of
- 4 Initialism of unfair labor practice. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Settlement of an ULP charge which required the parties to reopen the existing collective bargaining agreement did not remove the collective bargaining agreement as a bar."
- 1 The sound of a person gulping in fear.
"I sent her a text asking as nonchalantly as possible whether cows ever go for you. [...] The answer I got was, 'Occasionally they do, and they can be bloody scary.' Ulp."
Synonyms
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More examples"I sent her a text asking as nonchalantly as possible whether cows ever go for you. [...] The answer I got was, 'Occasionally they do, and they can be bloody scary.' Ulp."
Etymology
Imitative, or possibly a variant of gulp.
Abbreviation of unit in the last place or unit of least precision, coined in 1960 by Canadian mathematician and computer scientist William Kahan (born 1933).
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