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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Recent Examples of compute
The deal, latest in a string of investment commitments, underscores OpenAI and the broader AI industry's voracious appetite for computing power as companies race toward developing AI technology that meets or exceeds human intelligence.
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Max A. Cherney, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
For instance, one goal is to be able to compute the scattering amplitude of a particle collision from the volume of the amplituhedron directly, without breaking it into pieces.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
On Monday, OpenAI announced a deal to source up to 6 gigawatts of computing power from AMD.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Goldman Sachs Research estimated that cloud computing sales would rise to $2 trillion by 2030.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Max A. Cherney, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
For instance, one goal is to be able to compute the scattering amplitude of a particle collision from the volume of the amplituhedron directly, without breaking it into pieces.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
On Monday, OpenAI announced a deal to source up to 6 gigawatts of computing power from AMD.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Goldman Sachs Research estimated that cloud computing sales would rise to $2 trillion by 2030.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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It is calculated by dividing the ‘progress’ (the distance the ball travelled towards the opponent’s goal line) by the ‘sequence time’ (the duration of the sequence).—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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To build the catalog, Bickel's team used artificial intelligence to sift through the archives of ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft, analyzing how each dust devil shifted between consecutive frames to calculate its speed and direction.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Nearly all 45,653 fans inside Citizens Bank Park figured Bryson Stott would bunt.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Stephen Ross may not be all that patient to let McDaniel figure things out on his own.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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