Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hashrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: hashrate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The number of proof of work hashes that a mining computer can make in a given period of time, usually a second.

noun

The network hashrate; the estimated number of hashes generated by the entire mining network.

Example Sentences

"Specialized hardware like a GPU is designed to do large numbers of small tasks very quickly, and so excel at hashing: typically a single GPU can produce a hashrate at least ten times faster than that of a single CPU."
"BitCoin hashrate"
"In August last year, the most recent data available, Kazakhstan accounted for 18% of the global “hashrate” – crypto lingo for the amount of computing power being used by computers hooked up to the bitcoin network."

Etymology

From hash + rate.

Inflected Forms

hashrates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

megahash terahash petahash exahash

Questions

What does hashrate mean?: The number of proof of work hashes that a mining computer can make in a given period of time, usually a second.
Where does hashrate come from?: From hash + rate.

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