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classical

[klas-i-kuhl] / ˈklæs ɪ kəl /




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With existing quantum algorithms, “it’s hard to prove that there’s a real advantage over classical computing,” Fitzsimons said.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The love he once had for baseball he now felt for a strange and mysterious place that was as old as history itself yet as secretive as the classical ciphers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Yet well into the 20th century, both pagan and Christian Celtic abstraction was considered to be merely decorative and inferior to classical representation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The experience prompted her to step away from the classical world.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

This phenomenon, causing sparks with a beam of light, was very puzzling to classical physicists.

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




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