FLOP = FLoating point OPeration, akin to the work that needs to be done (which could be measured in Joule) FLOPS = FLoating point Operations Per Second, akin t

FLOP = FLoating point OPeration, akin to the work that needs to be done (which could be measured in Joule) FLOPS = FLoating point Operations Per Second, akin to the power of a given machine (which could be measured in Watt = Joule per second) A task of W FLOP on a machine capable of P FLOPS will take T=W/P seconds. Or, a machine capable of executing a task of W FLOP in T seconds is capable of P=W/T FLOPS. TL;DR: 1 FLOPS = 1 FLOP/sec