computation

[ kom-pyoo-tey-shuh n ]

/ ˌkɒm pyʊˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.

the amount computed.

Nearby words

compulsory purchase, compunction, compunctious, compurgation, compurgator, computation, computational, computational complexity, computational fluid dynamics, computational linguistics, compute

Origin of computation

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin computātiōn- (stem of computātiō), equivalent to computāt(us) (past participle of computāre; see compute) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

com·pu·ta·tion·al, adjectivecom·pu·ta·tive, adjectivecom·pu·ta·tive·ly, adverbmis·com·pu·ta·tion, noun

non·com·pu·ta·tion, nounre·com·pu·ta·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for computation

Some of the pre-eminent innovators at the intersection of art and coding are based at the Aesthetics and Computation Group at MIT.
Frickin’ Laser Beams Run by Eyeballs: The Next Art Revolution Is Here|Nico Hines|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Falling behind in computing could mean falling behind in fields that rely on computation to get an edge on rivals.
The U.S. Is Busy Building Supercomputers, but Needs Someone to Run Them|Dan Lyons|December 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Why should you, the human being, have to do the mathematical drudgework of doing this kind of computation?
The Google Killer|Nicholas Ciarelli|May 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The computation can be very greatly abridged by the use of logarithms.
A Text-Book of Astronomy|George C. Comstock

With a four-foot rule, I was but little advanced towards my computation.
The Boy Tar|Mayne Reid
Large quantities are brought into Siberia, but "brick-tea" never enters into the computation of Kiachta trade.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox
A computation has been made which reckons the plays known to students at several thousands.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
This is not possible where the computation is based upon an opinion.
Our Domestic Birds|John H. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for computation

computation

/ (ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən) /

noun

a calculation involving numbers or quantities

Derived Formscomputational, adjective

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computation

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computation

noun