as in calculations
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
we were able to divide the dinner bill fairly with a little computation
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Recent Examples of computations
Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
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Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Quantum computing could radically change our world thanks to its ability to perform computations in a few hours, which would take the fastest supercomputers decades to complete.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
However, quantum computations alone won’t be enough.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
The Integration Of Quantum Computers Early fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of performing computations beyond the capability of the most powerful supercomputers will become a reality within the next five years.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
By mitigating decoherence, Willow enables more stable and reliable quantum computations for longer periods.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
For most types of computations, these extra capabilities are completely useless.
—Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
All computers are prone to errors in their computations.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
Researchers are deploying logical qubits to reduce error rates in quantum computations.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Quantum computing could radically change our world thanks to its ability to perform computations in a few hours, which would take the fastest supercomputers decades to complete.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
However, quantum computations alone won’t be enough.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
The Integration Of Quantum Computers Early fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of performing computations beyond the capability of the most powerful supercomputers will become a reality within the next five years.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
By mitigating decoherence, Willow enables more stable and reliable quantum computations for longer periods.
—Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
For most types of computations, these extra capabilities are completely useless.
—Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
All computers are prone to errors in their computations.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
Researchers are deploying logical qubits to reduce error rates in quantum computations.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Computations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computations. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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