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computation

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


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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

“Whether the technology is robotics, artificial intelligence, even mass computation, we’re trying to use technology in everything that we do,” Schechter said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

There is a persistent belief in certain corners of the tech world that complex social problems can be eliminated through computation.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 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




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