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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

“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

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

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

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

In 1865, nine years after Sikhdar’s computations had been confirmed, Waugh bestowed the name Mount Everest on Peak XV, in honor of Sir George Everest, his predecessor as surveyor general.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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