noun
Other Word Forms
- computational adjective
- computative adjective
- computatively adverb
- miscomputation noun
- noncomputation noun
- recomputation noun
Etymology
Origin of computation
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin computātiōn-, stem of computātiō, from computāt(us) “reckoned” (past participle of computāre “to reckon, sum up”; compute ) + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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Rather than outright replacing classical machines, quantum systems will likely be built on top of existing architecture to enable more powerful computations.
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He said renting the company’s graphics processing units or GPUs–chips that accelerate the millions of computations required in AI training–was becoming increasingly difficult because of demand from companies seeking to harness AI.
He said his chips’ ability to process AI computations more quickly was what led OpenAI to strike a deal.
On reading exams, a third of high-school seniors scored “below basic,” the bottom threshold, and nearly half lacked the ability to perform rudimentary math computations.
It could have a significant impact on the cost of computation.
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