as in to calculate
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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The Python code, now available on CHM's GitHub page as open source software, offers AI enthusiasts and researchers a glimpse into a key moment of computing history.
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Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
Protecting the right to compute fosters an environment where innovation and creativity can flourish.
—Taylor Barkley, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
The arrival of quantum computing (i.e., computing that can efficiently solve complex problems using units of information called qubits) threatens to take this to a new level.
—Chaim Mazal, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Quantum computing stocks such as D-Wave and Rigetti Computing are hot again.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
Protecting the right to compute fosters an environment where innovation and creativity can flourish.
—Taylor Barkley, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
The arrival of quantum computing (i.e., computing that can efficiently solve complex problems using units of information called qubits) threatens to take this to a new level.
—Chaim Mazal, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Quantum computing stocks such as D-Wave and Rigetti Computing are hot again.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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