Computerlike Calculation Speed

A biological alien is capable of doing mental arithmetic at speeds like that of a computer.

Examples

• 1965 Dune

  Mentats are humans that have been trained and brainwashed to be able to make grand predictions and strategies as quickly as computers. Humans also calculate faster-than-light spacecraft trajectories by mind.

• 2021 Project Hail Mary

  Rocky can do mathematics so quickly that his ship does not have computers. He mentally converts even rough estimates into base-10 for the benefit of his human friend.