computation
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arithmetic, calculation, calculus, ciphering, figures, figuring, math, mathematics, number crunching, numbers, reckoning
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The simple lines actually come from some of the fastest computers in the world, making billions of computationsAre all spaghetti models the same? — Kendall Trammell And Judson Jones, CNN, "When it's hurricane season, people check the spaghetti models. Here's what they are and how to read them," 29 Aug. 2019 However, in the realm of communication (rather than computation), the benefits of a quantum approach are certifiable. — Kevin Hartnett, WIRED, "It's Not a Myth: Quantum Messages Really Can Travel Faster," 23 Dec. 2018 However, in the realm of communication (rather than computation), the benefits of a quantum approach are certifiable. — Wired, "It's Not a Myth: Quantum Messages Really Can Travel Faster," 23 Dec. 2018 Specific patterns of brain activity are thought to underlie specific processes or computations important for various mental faculties, such as memory. — Simon Makin, Scientific American, "Better Memory Through Electrical Brain Ripples," 14 June 2019 However, in the realm of communication (rather than computation), the benefits of a quantum approach are certifiable. — Kevin Hartnett, WIRED, "It's Not a Myth: Quantum Messages Really Can Travel Faster," 23 Dec. 2018 However, in the realm of communication (rather than computation), the benefits of a quantum approach are certifiable. — Wired, "It's Not a Myth: Quantum Messages Really Can Travel Faster," 23 Dec. 2018 However, in the realm of communication (rather than computation), the benefits of a quantum approach are certifiable. — Quanta Magazine, "Milestone Experiment Proves Quantum Communication Really Is Faster," 19 Dec. 2018 Up to now, all true achievements of genome analysis, be it inference of key evolutionary events or discovery of new enzymes for genome editing, have been driven by a combination of automatic computation and human expertise. — Eugene Koonin, Quartz, "What will we do once we鈥檝e sequenced all the genomes?," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'computation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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