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Recent Examples of computation His adviser, Peter May (opens a new tab), proposed the problem of dimension 126, which mathematicians thought was likely to involve massive computations. Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 5 May 2025 The additional niceties that many users include in their queries when using AI platforms add additional language computation to the request, which increases the energy used by the model. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Second, the dating of the Paschal Full Moon is not based on astronomical computations but rather is taken from ecclesiastical tables. Joe Rao, Space.com, 12 Apr. 2025 This task is unachievable by classical computation. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for computation
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Noun
  • However, the calculation was not indexed to inflation; therefore, after 5 decades, the calculation began affecting middle-income earners.
    Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • In addition to Bailey’s involvement with the report, the University of Missouri also performed calculations of the data that was included in the report.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Newton’s era, the late 17th century, was a time of rapid progress in science and math.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Last July, Foster was featured on Baylor's student-athlete platform for his participation in a math skills summer camp put on by the school.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • The time has come for House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, to face up to the brutal arithmetic that explains how Tallahassee works.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • And of course there’s some other stuff that can do arithmetic better than us.
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025

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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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