Original sentence: Since the final S stands for "second", conservative speakers consider "FLOPS" as both the singular and plural of the term, although the singular "FLOP" is frequently encountered.The FLOPS is a measure of a computer's performance, especially in fields of scientific calculations that make heavy use of floating point calculations; similar to instructions per second
Edited sentence: One should speak in the singular of a FLOPS and not of a FLOP, although the latter is frequently encountered.The final S stands for second and does not indicate a plural.This is used as a measure of a computer's performance, especially in fields of scientific calculations that make heavy use of floating point calculations; similar to instructions per second