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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MediaTek , the Taiwanese semiconductor company collaborating with Nvidia on its small artificial intelligence supercomputer, is expected to see significant financial benefits from the partnership starting in 2026, according to Bernstein.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
As early as 1997, supercomputers were able to evaluate 200 million chess positions per second and defeat human grandmasters.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Google has achieved its first two milestones, and in December 2024 announced Willow, a new quantum processor that is able to solve in minutes a benchmark algorithm that would take one of the fastest supercomputers today an astounding 10²⁵ years to complete.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Now, nearly everyone has a supercomputer in their pocket.
—Avery Pennarun, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
As early as 1997, supercomputers were able to evaluate 200 million chess positions per second and defeat human grandmasters.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Google has achieved its first two milestones, and in December 2024 announced Willow, a new quantum processor that is able to solve in minutes a benchmark algorithm that would take one of the fastest supercomputers today an astounding 10²⁵ years to complete.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Now, nearly everyone has a supercomputer in their pocket.
—Avery Pennarun, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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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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