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Equation 4 · Part 1 · Edge AI Electronics and Sensor Systems: A First-Principles Introduction

Symbol N_ops

NopsN_{\text{ops}}
NopsN_{\text{ops}}

What this part means

the number of operations one inference requires.

Its job in the formula

NoN_ops is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

Where the article explains it

where NopsN_{\text{ops}} is the number of operations one inference requires.

The passage around this formula

where NopsN_{\text{ops}} is the number of operations one inference requires. This is the arithmetic that determines whether a given model can run a given number of times on a given battery before it needs replacing or recharging, and it is why a headline TOPS figure on a datasheet, quoted without the power draw it was measured at, tells a reader almost nothing about whether a part is suitable for a battery-powered product.

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