noun
Other Word Forms
- computational adjective
- computative adjective
- computatively adverb
- miscomputation noun
- noncomputation noun
- recomputation noun
Etymology
Origin of computation
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin computātiōn-, stem of computātiō, from computāt(us) “reckoned” (past participle of computāre “to reckon, sum up”; compute ) + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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To run a quantum algorithm, qubits must be actively manipulated using quantum gates, which are the basic operations that power quantum computation.
From Science Daily
That could speed up certain computations by orders of magnitude.
From Barron's
While some researchers believe consciousness might arise through computation alone, others argue that biological factors play an essential role.
From Science Daily
For this reason, the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service cautions taxpayers to avoid turning to general large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini or Microsoft’s Copilot for tax questions, advice and computations.
From Barron's
Rather than outright replacing classical machines, quantum systems will likely be built on top of existing architecture to enable more powerful computations.
From Barron's
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