computer science
noun
: a branch of science that deals with the theory of computation or the design of computers
Examples of computer science in a Sentence
She has a degree in computer science.
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In their book Algorithms to Live By, authors Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths explore how computer science algorithms can be applied to guide everyday human decisions.
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Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
There are even echoes of it in computer science research into artificial life, says Blaise Agüera y Arcas, chief technology officer of technology & society at Google.
—Paul Voosen, science.org, 1 Nov. 2024
Conwell, a teacher of computer science, said he’s already cast his ballot for Trump.
—Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
A lot of the people who wrote in to him as teenagers or adults later became very successful people in the fields of mathematics and logic, philosophy, even computer science.
—Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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Adrian Dearnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
There are even echoes of it in computer science research into artificial life, says Blaise Agüera y Arcas, chief technology officer of technology & society at Google.
—Paul Voosen, science.org, 1 Nov. 2024
Conwell, a teacher of computer science, said he’s already cast his ballot for Trump.
—Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
A lot of the people who wrote in to him as teenagers or adults later became very successful people in the fields of mathematics and logic, philosophy, even computer science.
—Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Computer science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computer%20science. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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