as in calculation
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
we were able to divide the dinner bill fairly with a little computation
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Recent Examples of computation
Cutting-Edge Technology: Smarter, Faster, and Future-Ready At the core of Genie’s intelligence is a high-performance 8-core processor, designed to handle complex AI computations with speed and efficiency.
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Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The chips also promise significant advancements in classical optical communications, enabling ultra-fast all-optical signal processing and reconfigurable optical computation.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Neural nets and other parallel computation tasks could be implemented on photonic chips that use light instead of electrons to process information.
—Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
The second condition necessary for the success of neural networks was economical access to vast amounts of computation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2025
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Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The chips also promise significant advancements in classical optical communications, enabling ultra-fast all-optical signal processing and reconfigurable optical computation.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Neural nets and other parallel computation tasks could be implemented on photonic chips that use light instead of electrons to process information.
—Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
The second condition necessary for the success of neural networks was economical access to vast amounts of computation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for computation
Noun
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With Adebayo in his way, Anunoby performed the calculations.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Many borrowers have already incurred higher tax obligations by filing their taxes separately based on the assurance that their spouse’s income would be excluded from the payment calculation.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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When the time comes to name the 2025 Sexiest Man Alive, get off your ath and do some math, because the numbers all add up to one clear winner.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Our brains can do math, employ logic, explore abstractions and think critically.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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But in incredibly rough arithmetic, playing both receiver and cornerback in the league would double any chance of injury.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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In the arithmetic of GDP, this depresses the growth rate.—
Axios,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computation. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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