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computation

[kom-pyoo-tey-shuhn] / ˌkɒm pjʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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The achievement reflects a broader transformation in neuroscience, where progress increasingly depends as much on engineering and computation as on biology.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Over time, researchers may find ways to make models more efficient, reduce the amount of computation required, or change model architectures in ways that bend the cost curve meaningfully lower.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Our key insight is to identify the kind of computation our brains perform that gives rise to experience.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

Markets are not data puzzles to be “solved” by powerful computation.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

For them epicycles were useful fictions which made computation of the position of the planets possible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The Fields Medal, regarded as the Nobel prize equivalent for mathematics, was handed out on Thursday in the US as human computations are increasingly challenged by AI.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

South Korea’s market is led by twin chip giants, Samsung and SK Hynix, which dominate the production of two leading types of memory chips for AI computations and data storage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Under the hood, chatbots and the A.I. bots they power are nothing but a series of static math computations strung together in rapid succession.

From Slate May 25, 2026

The new device is known as a memristor, a nanoscale component that can both store data and perform computations.

From Science Daily Apr. 7, 2026

It took me a day and a half to complete my computations.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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