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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Microsoft also helps to provide computing resources to OpenAI.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Only after the full netting process is the capital gains tax computed on the net gain or loss.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Rather than pour tens of billions of dollars into building data centers as Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google have done, Apple has struck partnerships with OpenAI, which fields some A.I. queries on iPhones, and rented computing infrastructure from cloud providers.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Akamai Technologies — The cloud computing stock tumbled nearly 10% after the company’s guidance for the first quarter came in weaker than expected.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Only after the full netting process is the capital gains tax computed on the net gain or loss.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Rather than pour tens of billions of dollars into building data centers as Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google have done, Apple has struck partnerships with OpenAI, which fields some A.I. queries on iPhones, and rented computing infrastructure from cloud providers.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Akamai Technologies — The cloud computing stock tumbled nearly 10% after the company’s guidance for the first quarter came in weaker than expected.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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