Thesaurus results for COMPUTING

computing

verb

present participle of compute

as in calculating

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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Recent Examples of computing Subtle In other words, voice is becoming an increasingly powerful mode of input for computing. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026 In the small town of Manchester, New Jersey, Anne Cahalane was among a group of local residents demanding a similar ban on large computing hubs. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Its computing power in TOPS, or trillions of operations per second, remains undisclosed. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 The issue is that AI technology iterates extremely fast, causing related equipment and computing assets to depreciate rapidly, whereas financing debts are long term, creating a maturity mismatch risk. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Later developments in complexity theory pointed in directions that seem even less related to computing. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 NurPhoto via Getty Images Anthropic agreed this week to pay roughly $45 billion over six years for computing capacity from Nscale, a British infrastructure company that did not exist before 2024. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Pachocki says confidence in alignment and safety has become as limiting to OpenAI’s progress as access to computing power. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Data centers aren’t exactly popular these days with many Georgians, polling shows, but a prominent business group is trying to recruit leaders who really want the computing campuses in their communities. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Get comfortable calculating it accurately, because a sloppy SDE calculation is one of the fastest ways to lose credibility with a serious buyer before negotiations even begin.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Members would research and recommend a new method for calculating how much property owners pay for landscaping, lighting and other services.

— Haley Parsley August 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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