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parallel

[par-uh-lel, -luhl] / ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl /






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Flash forward to the present, and we have a remarkable parallel: A.I. chatbots provide a convincing illusion of consciousness, but we know they are just a sequence of lifeless math calculations.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

GPUs, with their parallel processing capabilities, could render vast swaths of pixels far better than central processing units, which can only carry out tasks sequentially.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

"This technology lets us perturb hundreds to thousands of genes in parallel and then measure the detailed molecular changes in each individual cell," says Cao.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

In an axial flux motor, the electromagnetic field is parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation, instead of perpendicular in a conventional electric motor.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

She swam parallel to the sharks, just another creature in the ocean.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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