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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

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Korinek, the UVA professor, says that for now the amount spent on AI computation isn’t so big that a tax on it would provide a windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

The company has seen strong orders from major technology firms for high-bandwidth memory -- a type of chip used in data centres and AI "accelerators", which are useful in carrying out demanding tasks and computation.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

The os in his calculations were only intermediaries, crutches that vanished miraculously by the end of the computation.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

International Business Machines said Thursday its research shows “quantum advantage”—a point at which quantum computers perform computations beyond conventional ones—and that these results can be rigorously validated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

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

He also wants to launch solar-powered orbital data centers that would perform AI computations in space.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

This is a model that abstracts away from anatomical detail to focus on the core computations done by simple brains.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

Nat checked the stars in the almanac and made his computations.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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