Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhrystone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dhry-s-tone
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A microprocessor benchmark measuring primarily fixed-point arithmetic performance.

noun

A measure of the Dhrystone benchmark, calibrated to some reference architecture.

Example Sentences

"While the average Dhrystones per task decline rapidly after five, the total number of Dhrystones increases until the number of tasks […]"
"Because a VAX 11/70 could execute 1,757 loops through the Dhrystone benchmark in 1 second, 1,757 loops became 1 Dhrystone."

Etymology

A pun combining Whetstone + dry due to the homophony of wet and whet.

Inflected Forms

Dhrystones (plural)

Derived Forms

DMIPS

Frequently Paired Words

Whetstone

Questions

What does dhrystone mean?: A microprocessor benchmark measuring primarily fixed-point arithmetic performance.
Where does dhrystone come from?: A pun combining Whetstone + dry due to the homophony of wet and whet.

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