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computation

[kom-pyoo-tay-shuhn] / ˌkɒm pjʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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At the same time, the added structure allows errors to be detected during the quantum computation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Spikes in AI computation followed by rapid drop-offs are common, a fluctuation that puts significant strain on electricity-generation equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

To investigate how much computation a single neuron can perform, the researchers created a new method for measuring the computational complexity of individual brain cells.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

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

Their computations, which are in effect the switching on and off of microscopic silicon transistors that make up a chip, are actually silent.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Liu also collaborated with William Goddard at Caltech on chemical computations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

South Korea’s market is led by twin chip giants, Samsung and SK Hynix, which dominate the production of two leading types of memory chips for AI computations and data storage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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

The upshot is that your computations are necessarily based on a series of nested assumptions, any of which could be a source of contention.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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