underflow noun.
['ʌndǝflǝʊ] M19.[from UNDER- + FLOW noun1.]1. An undercurrent (
lit. &
fig.).
M19.2. The (horizontal) flow of water through the ground,
spec. underneath a river-bed.
L19.3. Computing. The generation of a number that is too small to be represented in the device meant to store it.
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underflow verb.
[in sense 1 ʌndǝ'flǝʊ; in sense 2 usu. 'ʌndǝflǝʊ] OE.[from UNDER- + FLOW verb.]1. verb trans. & intrans. Flow under or beneath (something).
rare.
OE.2. verb intrans. Computing. Of the result of an arithmetical operation: become too small for the device meant to store it.
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