underflow.
A current flowing below the surface.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From under- + flow, modelled on overflow.
To trigger the condition in which the value of a computed quantity is smaller than the smallest non-zero value that can be physically stored.
To trigger the error condition resulting from attempting to retrieve a value from an empty stack.
Where this word comes from
From under- + flow, modelled on overflow.
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