as in to calculate
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator
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In the essay, Amodei predicts that by about 2027, cluster sizes, or the interconnected computing resources grouped together to train or power AI, will allow for the running of millions of AI instances, each operating at superhuman speed.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Many tech companies, including IBM and Microsoft, have moved quickly into the quantum-computing space, where IonQ has emerged as a leader.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
This stock has been firing on all cylinders with 30% or greater year-over-year growth coming out of its storage and computing segment and its automotive segment.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
And after that gets done, the next step is concatenating them to create a full adder, because that is the fundamental computing logic component.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Many tech companies, including IBM and Microsoft, have moved quickly into the quantum-computing space, where IonQ has emerged as a leader.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
This stock has been firing on all cylinders with 30% or greater year-over-year growth coming out of its storage and computing segment and its automotive segment.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
And after that gets done, the next step is concatenating them to create a full adder, because that is the fundamental computing logic component.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
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While black holes represent the theory's most extreme manifestation, the same mathematics is essential for calculating the subtle but measurable time differences experienced by satellites orbiting Earth.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Surprised, the team performed a sanity check—the researchers calculated heritability in the traditional way for twins born between 1900 and 1935, an era when rapid medical advances steadily curtailed premature death.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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Content creation as a leadership skill also defines your position in the industry as an expert outside of your role, a go-to figure who can be trusted for decision-making and industry recommendations and advice.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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So figure that Miley Cyrus and Teddy Swims are both long shots.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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