supercomputer
noun
su·per·com·put·er
ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyü-tər 
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
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Currently, such hyper-focused models can take many months to years to develop and require supercomputers to run.
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Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
These GPUs are often deployed in Nvidia DGX systems, which are turnkey AI supercomputers.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
According to the company, this same computation would take Frontier, currently considered the world’s fastest supercomputer and operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy, 10 septillion years to solve.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
But paleolithic humans didn’t carry tiny, all-knowing supercomputers in their loincloths.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
These GPUs are often deployed in Nvidia DGX systems, which are turnkey AI supercomputers.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
According to the company, this same computation would take Frontier, currently considered the world’s fastest supercomputer and operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy, 10 septillion years to solve.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
But paleolithic humans didn’t carry tiny, all-knowing supercomputers in their loincloths.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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supercomputer
noun
su·per·com·put·er
ˈsü-pər-kəm-ˌpyüt-ər
: a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
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