underflow

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Compare lost in the underflow, lost in the noise.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

She studied rather their common turn of phrase, its heights and its hollows, its exquisite illogic, its passionate underflow of poetry.

From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert

A shallow soil over moving water or underflow, such as you might expect from a creek bank, is better.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)

Though popular among hackers, it is not confined to hackerdom; physicists, engineers, astronomers, and statisticians all use it. :lost in the underflow: adj.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.

And yet behind that apparent incredulity in his voice and manner David sensed the deep underflow of another thing.

From The Flaming Forest by Curwood, James Oliver