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Grosch's law

Grosch's law proper noun: the observation that computing power increases as the square of the cost, e.g. a computer that costs twice as much ought to be four times as fast.

Proper noun

Grosch's law

  1. The observation that computing power increases as the square of the cost, e.g. a computer that costs twice as much ought to be four times as fast.

Origin of Grosch's law

Attributed to computer scientist Herb Grosch in 1965, though previously stated by Seymour Cray.

Questions about Grosch's law

What does Grosch's law mean?
Grosch's law means the observation that computing power increases as the square of the cost, e.g. a computer that costs twice as much ought to be four times as fast.
What part of speech is Grosch's law?
Grosch's law is a proper noun.

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