computation
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Markets are not data puzzles to be “solved” by powerful computation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Most require temperatures near absolute zero, about -459 degrees Fahrenheit, to maintain the fragile quantum states needed for computation and communication.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
The company’s chips are built for inference workloads, a form of computation that allows an AI model to respond to user queries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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
The high point in indigenous Chinese astronomy occurred around 1280, with the work of Kuo Shou-ching, who used an observational baseline of 1,500 years and improved both astronomical instruments and mathematical techniques for computation.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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