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Amdahl meaning

A surname from Norwegian.

Using Amdahl

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Norwegian.

Context around Amdahl

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bit 1× limitations 1× gene 1×

Often after:

470v 1×

Sentence patterns with Amdahl

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

amdahl s law 2× a bit amdahl said 1× according to amdahl s law 1× amdahl 470v 6 1× and gene amdahl s launch 1× communications from amdahl to fujitsu 1× limitations amdahl s law 1× were through amdahl only specifications 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amdahl s law 2× amdahl 470v 6 1× any communications from 1× evolution according to 1× limitations amdahl s 1× that changed in 1×

Common sentence endings:

bit amdahl said 1× his own company 1× ibm s ip 1× of 32 channels 1× of the program 1× size is fixed 1×

Words around Amdahl

Just before it in the word index:

amda 3 amd 597 amcx 2 amcu 10 amcs 10 amcr 5

Just after it in the word index:

amde 2 amdh 2 amdo 5 amdocs 27 amdouni 6 amdr 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Amdahl

  • In this selection, "amdahl" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bit, limitations, gene and 470v stand out and add context to how "amdahl" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include amdahl s law and a bit amdahl said. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "amdahl" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with amdahl

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Limitations Amdahl's law only applies to cases where the problem size is fixed. (14 words)

Amdahl's law is often used in parallel computing to predict the theoretical speedup when using multiple processors. (18 words)

That changed in the 1970s with the introduction of the IBM/370 and Gene Amdahl 's launch of his own company. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Amdahl's law does represent the law of diminishing returns if you are considering what sort of return you get by adding more processors to a machine, if you are running a fixed-size computation that will use all available processors to their capacity. (44 words)

Evolution according to Amdahl's law of the theoretical speedup in latency of the execution of a program in function of the number of processors executing it, for different values of p. The speedup is limited by the serial part of the program. (43 words)

With home cooking taking off, and the addition of online ordering and curbside pickup in the last few months, "we've actually been growing quite a bit," Amdahl said. (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

Any communications from Amdahl to Fujitsu were through "Amdahl Only Specifications" which were scrupulously cleansed of any IBM IP or any references to IBM's IP.

With home cooking taking off, and the addition of online ordering and curbside pickup in the last few months, "we've actually been growing quite a bit," Amdahl said.

Amdahl 470V/6 and related CPUs supported four hexadecimal digits on those CPUs which had the optional second channel unit installed, for a total of 32 channels.

Amdahl's law does represent the law of diminishing returns if you are considering what sort of return you get by adding more processors to a machine, if you are running a fixed-size computation that will use all available processors to their capacity.

Amdahl's law is often used in parallel computing to predict the theoretical speedup when using multiple processors.

Evolution according to Amdahl's law of the theoretical speedup in latency of the execution of a program in function of the number of processors executing it, for different values of p. The speedup is limited by the serial part of the program.

Limitations Amdahl's law only applies to cases where the problem size is fixed.

That changed in the 1970s with the introduction of the IBM/370 and Gene Amdahl 's launch of his own company.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "amdahl" in a sentence?
An example: "Any communications from Amdahl to Fujitsu were through "Amdahl Only Specifications" which were scrupulously cleansed of any IBM IP or any references to IBM's IP." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "amdahl" from authentic English texts.
What does "amdahl" mean?
Amdahl means: A surname from Norwegian.
How many example sentences with "amdahl" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "amdahl", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.