precompute
verb
pre·com·pute
ˌprē-kəm-ˈpyüt 
variants
or pre-compute
precomputed or pre-computed; precomputing or pre-computing
: to compute (something) in advance
precomputed the standard information
using precomputed tables/data
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When making a lefthand turn, for instance, the car is programmed to precompute its trajectory and slow down accordingly.
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Jaclyn Trop, Fortune, 14 June 2022
Researchers are exploring whether tech giants can precompute certain data when the grid is humming with solar or wind power, then stash it away for later use.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 31 Jan. 2022
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Jaclyn Trop, Fortune, 14 June 2022
Researchers are exploring whether tech giants can precompute certain data when the grid is humming with solar or wind power, then stash it away for later use.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 31 Jan. 2022
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“Precompute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precompute. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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