CRAY INSTABILITY

Domain	Definition
Computing	Cray instability n. 1. A shortcoming of a program or algorithm that manifests itself only when a large problem is being run on a powerful machine (see cray). Generally more subtle than bugs that can be detected in smaller problems running on a workstation or mini. 2. More specifically, a shortcoming of algorithms which are well behaved when run on gentle floating point hardware (such as IEEE-standard or PDP-series machines) but which break down badly when exposed to a Cray's unique `rounding' rules. Source: Jargon File.
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Anagrams: CRAY INSTABILITY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-i-i-i-l-n-r-s-t-t-y-y"
	-3 letters: stainability, trainability.
	-4 letters: analyticity, castability, instability, intractably.
	-5 letters: abstractly, actability, albinistic, antiracist, inartistic, insatiably, sanitarily.
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