as in calculating
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 computing
Securing access to computing power is becoming a key hurdle in the global AI race as companies compete to train increasingly powerful models.
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Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The team checked this directly by computing how much of each galaxy's baryon budget actually stayed bound to the system.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Quantum computing is the next big leap in computing that researchers are keen to develop thanks to its exponentially fast computational speeds.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Namdeo has served as a peer reviewer for multiple international computing conferences, including the IEEE Contemporary Computing Innovations Conference, and as a speaker at industry events like Conf42 Machine Learning and Microsoft’s The Azure and AI Show.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Second, banking giant JPMorganChase announced a collaboration with chipmaker AMD and quantum computing company OQC to build a quantum AI research platform in London that uses advanced computing tech for commercially valuable problems.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
The chipmaker will deploy 3 gigawatts of computing power for Meta through the end of 2028.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Quantinuum is the quantum computing company spun out of Honeywell, which is a holding in Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio run by the CNBC Investing Club.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 4 June 2026
But that effort is hampered by years of computing underinvestment, a tepid venture capital environment, and a late start in building domestic AI models, Bloomberg reported.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The team checked this directly by computing how much of each galaxy's baryon budget actually stayed bound to the system.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 9 June 2026
Quantum computing is the next big leap in computing that researchers are keen to develop thanks to its exponentially fast computational speeds.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Namdeo has served as a peer reviewer for multiple international computing conferences, including the IEEE Contemporary Computing Innovations Conference, and as a speaker at industry events like Conf42 Machine Learning and Microsoft’s The Azure and AI Show.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Second, banking giant JPMorganChase announced a collaboration with chipmaker AMD and quantum computing company OQC to build a quantum AI research platform in London that uses advanced computing tech for commercially valuable problems.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
The chipmaker will deploy 3 gigawatts of computing power for Meta through the end of 2028.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Quantinuum is the quantum computing company spun out of Honeywell, which is a holding in Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio run by the CNBC Investing Club.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 4 June 2026
But that effort is hampered by years of computing underinvestment, a tepid venture capital environment, and a late start in building domestic AI models, Bloomberg reported.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computing
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Framed in my room was a pre-Hispanic calculating tool that was made from colorful strings and beads.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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But getting from the ground state to a full mathematical description of the reaction will be far more difficult, involving calculating energies for a whole sequence of intermediate chemical states.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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At just 5-5, the team still is figuring things out now that Clark is back full time.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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For Democrats in this robustly blue state, part of the challenge in figuring a path forward is that every candidate — even those already in power — pitches themselves as a bona fide progressive against the status quo.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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“Computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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