supercomputer
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Definition of supercomputer
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
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Creating the picture involved collecting massive amounts of data and processing them in supercomputers, one of them at an MIT observatory northwest of Boston. — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, "Team that captured stunning first picture of a black hole wins $3 million Breakthrough Prize," 5 Sep. 2019 Dynamical models require hours on a supercomputer solving physical equations of motion to produce a forecast. — 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 The models in question simulate weather across the entire planet, but if the scientists were to use all the variables and data possible, even supercomputers wouldn鈥檛 be able to handle it. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, "Hurricanes: How These Destructive Storms Form, and Why They Get So Strong," 26 June 2019 The supercomputers have brought improved accuracy, too. — Hannah Fry, The New Yorker, "Why Weather Forecasting Keeps Getting Better," 24 June 2019 One question is whether other firms that have a huge demand for computing power, including banks and oil giants, will buy such AI supercomputers, instead of having their data crunched in a cloud. — The Economist, "Cerebras unveils the world鈥檚 chunkiest AI chip," 22 Aug. 2019 The supercomputer, known as Grace, at University College London allowed the researchers to create a mathematical model. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Scientists share new details about mysterious 'ghost particle'," 22 Aug. 2019 And while training requires supercomputers, once trained, the neural network is slim and supple, with an extremely small computational footprint. — Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, "Faced with a Data Deluge, Astronomers Turn to Automation," 21 Aug. 2019 The supercomputer, made by Hewlett Packard, is blazing a trail for subsequent spacefaring computers. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Saga of a Stranded Space Station Supercomputer," 18 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'supercomputer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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supercomputer
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English Language Learners Definition of supercomputer
: a large and very fast computer
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supercomputer
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Kids Definition of supercomputer
: a large very fast computer used especially for scientific computations
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