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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As more things moved online and computing hardware and chip technology supported faster processing, AI models became attainable to the general public, Acosta said.
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Paige Gross, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
The lack of GPUs meant the team developing A.I. systems had to negotiate for data center computing power from its providers like Google and Amazon, two of the people said.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But only organizations with a strong advantage in computing power, advanced algorithms or massive datasets will dominate AI infrastructure.
—Brandon Wang, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But that can be ignored, because the USTR has set ε at 4 and φ at 0.25, so when computed give an overall multiplier of 1 for the imports number.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
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Paige Gross, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
The lack of GPUs meant the team developing A.I. systems had to negotiate for data center computing power from its providers like Google and Amazon, two of the people said.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But only organizations with a strong advantage in computing power, advanced algorithms or massive datasets will dominate AI infrastructure.
—Brandon Wang, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
But that can be ignored, because the USTR has set ε at 4 and φ at 0.25, so when computed give an overall multiplier of 1 for the imports number.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
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The researchers also calculated how much each company's pollution contributed to the five hottest days of the year using 80 more computer simulations and then applying a formula that connects extreme heat intensity to changes in economic output.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Peterson Institute for International Economics calculated that tariffs could, at most, replace 40% of income tax revenues, but even that would require high tariffs that are likely to drive a recession, according to Clausing.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Yet many experts figure the economy will stagnate within a few months and a growing share foresee a recession by the second half of 2025.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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For every challenge an opponent presents this postseason, Minnesota figures to have answers somewhere across its eight-man rotation of starter-quality players.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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