Underflow
Pronunciation: /ˈəndɝˈfɫoʊ/
Underflow (noun)
- A situation where a calculation result is too small for the computer to handle.
- An error when trying to remove an item from an empty data structure.
Examples
- The calculator displayed an underflow error during the computation.
- An underflow can occur when the result is too small to represent.
Common collocations: underflow error, cause underflow, stack underflow, prevent underflow, underflow condition