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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These functions are easy to compute in one direction and extremely difficult to reverse.
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John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Article 10th: The solemn Ratifications of the present Treaty expedited in good & due Form shall be exchanged between the contracting Parties in the Space of Six Months or sooner if possible to be computed from the Day of the Signature of the present Treaty.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2024
Micro LLMs offer a more practical and sustainable solution than their massive counterparts, which require enormous energy sources and computing resources, including hyper-fast chips, to support millions of users' demands.
—Jimmie Lee, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2017, researchers at Chinese technology firm Baidu demonstrated that pouring more data and computing power into machine learning algorithms yielded mathematically predictable improvements—regardless of whether the system was designed to recognize images, speech, or generate language.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Article 10th: The solemn Ratifications of the present Treaty expedited in good & due Form shall be exchanged between the contracting Parties in the Space of Six Months or sooner if possible to be computed from the Day of the Signature of the present Treaty.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Nov. 2024
Micro LLMs offer a more practical and sustainable solution than their massive counterparts, which require enormous energy sources and computing resources, including hyper-fast chips, to support millions of users' demands.
—Jimmie Lee, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
In 2017, researchers at Chinese technology firm Baidu demonstrated that pouring more data and computing power into machine learning algorithms yielded mathematically predictable improvements—regardless of whether the system was designed to recognize images, speech, or generate language.
—Harry Booth, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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