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Reading this article I see the following phrase:

Parallel Computing uses more than one core. A core (also called processor) is capable of executing one thread of computation.

From that description I take away that core and processor are synonyms - they mean the same thing.

But when I look at the MacBook Hardware description I can see the following:

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From that description the MacBook has 1 processor but 2 cores. This cannot be right.

Where is the mistake? Is the definition incorrect I have found? Or is the MacBook display showing incorrect content?

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  • Modern usage is that "processor" typically denotes a physical package containing one or more processing cores.
    – Mokubai ♦
    Apr 3, 2020 at 15:55
  • If I understand you correct, you are saying that the definition is incorrect, and the Mac information is correct?
    – Alex
    Apr 3, 2020 at 15:57
  • For a single core processor the definition is correct, a core is synonymous with a processor. They are called the same thing interchangeably. Once there are more cores in a package or more packages in a system you need to have a word that describes a collection of cores.
    – Mokubai ♦
    Apr 3, 2020 at 16:22
  • I still do not understand. Now, which definition is incorrect?
    – Alex
    Apr 4, 2020 at 7:44

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