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Explore Underflow through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Underflow in a sentence

Underflow meaning

  1. A current flowing below the surface.
  2. A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an error condition.
  3. The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack.

Using Underflow

  • The main meaning on this page is: A current flowing below the surface. | A condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored; usually treated as an error condition. | The error condition that results from an attempt to retrieve an item from an empty stack.
  • In the example corpus, underflow often appears in combinations such as: the underflow, underflow gap, gradual underflow.

Context around Underflow

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gradual 2× saline 1× queue 1×

Often after:

gap 3× producing 1× ensures 1× enters 1× happens 1× lasted 1×

Sentence patterns with Underflow

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

although gradual underflow ensures that 1× and queue underflow happens when 1× control of underflow or overflow 1× fill the underflow gap with 1× in the underflow gap and 1× outside the underflow gap 1× over gradual underflow lasted until 1× overflow or underflow producing a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

arithmetic operations can 1× in extreme cases 1× morphology and evolution 1× queue overflow results 1× subnormal numbers main 1× the arguments over 1×

Common sentence endings:

against the dissenters 1× an empty queue 1× flush to zero 1× operands were equal 1× or overflow conditions 1× the black sea 1×

Words around Underflow

Just before it in the word index:

underfloor 29 underfire 3 underfed 10 undereye 3 underexposure 2 underexposed 6

Just after it in the word index:

underfoot 34 underfund 4 underfunded 115 underfunding 47 underfur 3 undergarment 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Underflow

  • In this selection, "underflow" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gradual, saline, queue, gap, producing and ensures stand out and add context to how "underflow" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include although gradual underflow ensures that and and queue underflow happens when. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "underflow" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with underflow

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

Morphology and evolution of an anastomosed channel network where saline underflow enters the Black Sea. (15 words)

Various clocking and control systems are used to allow control of underflow or overflow conditions. (15 words)

Arithmetic operations can overflow or underflow, producing a value too large or too small to be represented. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Subnormal numbers main Subnormal values fill the underflow gap with values where the absolute distance between them are the same as for adjacent values just outside the underflow gap. (29 words)

In extreme cases, all significant digits of precision can be lost (although gradual underflow ensures that the result will not be zero unless the two operands were equal). (28 words)

Queue overflow results from trying to add an element onto a full queue and queue underflow happens when trying to remove an element from an empty queue. (27 words)

Example sentences (8)

Subnormal numbers main Subnormal values fill the underflow gap with values where the absolute distance between them are the same as for adjacent values just outside the underflow gap.

Arithmetic operations can overflow or underflow, producing a value too large or too small to be represented.

In extreme cases, all significant digits of precision can be lost (although gradual underflow ensures that the result will not be zero unless the two operands were equal).

Morphology and evolution of an anastomosed channel network where saline underflow enters the Black Sea.

Queue overflow results from trying to add an element onto a full queue and queue underflow happens when trying to remove an element from an empty queue.

The arguments over gradual underflow lasted until 1981 when an expert commissioned by DEC to assess it sided against the dissenters.

This is an improvement over the older practice to just have zero in the underflow gap, and where underflowing results were replaced by zero (flush to zero).

Various clocking and control systems are used to allow control of underflow or overflow conditions.

Common combinations with underflow

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "underflow" in a sentence?
An example: "Subnormal numbers main Subnormal values fill the underflow gap with values where the absolute distance between them are the same as for adjacent values just outside the underflow gap." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "underflow" from authentic English texts.
What does "underflow" mean?
Underflow means: A current flowing below the surface.
How many example sentences with "underflow" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "underflow", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.