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Recent Examples of computation The single qubit in their system reads and organizes information in the oscillators but doesn’t perform the actual computation, as qubits do in other quantum computers. Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 9 June 2025 Multi-party computation, or MPC, is gaining traction as a more advanced security model. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 June 2025 The study exposed fundamental limitations in exact computation, revealing that these systems fail to use explicit algorithms and reason inconsistently across similar puzzles. Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Their function, in this case, was not to bind to a target molecule, but to carry out computations. Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for computation
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Noun
  • As wages tend to rise over time, each new group of retirees raises the average benefit amount, since their benefit calculations typically reflect higher earnings.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • In its most recent calculation for costs, the Congressional Budget Office said the legislation will add some $3.3 trillion to deficits over the next decade.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • That’s the math that should drive every marketing decision.
    Michael Fox, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Here’s why: By the simplest math Miami gives up two starters and gets one, a lopsidedness that the Fins’ slight edge in the picks swap does not make up for.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • By placing teachers at the center of innovation, the AFT and its partners aim to ensure that the next generation of students learns not just reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also how to use artificial intelligence wisely and with purpose.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • The curriculum included arithmetic, reading, writing, history and geography, along with civics, politics, home economics and vocational training.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computation. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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