computation
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If computers can replicate many aspects of reasoning, language and decision-making without exhibiting clear signs of awareness, that fact alone may reveal that consciousness is something more than computation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Still others argue the underlying assumption here may be mistaken—that consciousness may not be reducible to computation at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
"You can solve real physics problems with brain-like computation," Aimone said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026
"Diseases of the brain could be diseases of computation," Aimone said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026
When Langley sponsored a series of computation courses to be held after work and on weekends, Dorothy wasted no time enrolling.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing computation
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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Expressions and Equations
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Henry David Thoreau "Civil Disobedience" (1849)
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