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English word

consumption

B2
UK /kənˈsʌmpʃn/US /kənˈsʌmpʃn/
noun

the act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used

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Jensen Huang's Speech at Caltech
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This exponentially growing gap between demand for computing and the capabilities of computers, if not addressed, would eventually stifle every industry through computing energy consumption, cost inflation, and more.

Jensen Huang's Speech at Caltech

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If you look at the whole Chinese economy, China is about 31% of global production, but the consumers only consume 14% of global consumption.

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For sure, it would be very problematic if I was consuming, you know, billions of dollars a year in personal consumption.

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