UNDERFLOW
underflow
Noun
- 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
Verb
- 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.
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