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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For its part, Nvidia is working to bring the 3D world into computing for simulation purposes, and then bring that computing back out into the real world.
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Rachel Curry, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Catch up quick: Swan, a financial services company focused on the world's oldest digital asset, decided last year to get into the bitcoin mining business, which consists of using massive amounts of computing power to verify blockchain transactions in return for bitcoin rewards.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
The report used each repeat sale to compute the compound annual return (CAR) of the fluctuation in price over time between purchase and sale.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
The huge amount of computing power required by generative AI is having the greatest impact on data storage, followed by continued cloud growth.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Rachel Curry, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Catch up quick: Swan, a financial services company focused on the world's oldest digital asset, decided last year to get into the bitcoin mining business, which consists of using massive amounts of computing power to verify blockchain transactions in return for bitcoin rewards.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
The report used each repeat sale to compute the compound annual return (CAR) of the fluctuation in price over time between purchase and sale.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
The huge amount of computing power required by generative AI is having the greatest impact on data storage, followed by continued cloud growth.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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