test-time compute

noun

The amount of computational power or processing time required for an artificial intelligence system to generate a result or perform a task after it has already been trained.

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Meanings

nountest-time compute (usually uncountable, plural test-time computes)

plural test-time computes

  1. uncountableusuallyThe amount of computational power or processing time required for an artificial intelligence system to generate a result or perform a task after it has already been trained.
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APA

test-time compute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/test-time%20compute

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Chicago

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