lost in the underflow
lost in the underflow
(jargon)The Hacker's Jargon File claimed that it is also a pun on"undertow" (a kind of fast, cold current that sometimes runsjust offshore and can be dangerous to swimmers).
"Well, sure, photon pressure from the stadium lights altersthe path of a thrown baseball, but that effect gets lost inthe underflow".
Compare epsilon, epsilon squared; see also overflow bit.