computation

[ kom-pyoo-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌkɒm pyʊˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

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

a result of computing.

the amount computed.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM computation

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

Words nearby computation

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

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Over the last few years, they’ve explored the use of neural networks — layers of computations that help machines process information through a rough approximation of our brain’s neuronal activity.
How Close Are Computers to Automating Mathematical Reasoning?|Stephen Ornes|August 27, 2020|Quanta Magazine
“It’s hard to predict when a problem will be reduced to a huge but finite computation,” Aaronson said.
Computer Scientists Attempt to Corner the Collatz Conjecture|Kevin Hartnett|August 26, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Finally, after just half an hour of computations, they had an answer.
Computer Search Settles 90-Year-Old Math Problem|Kevin Hartnett|August 19, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Our brains are really good at this—we copy computations inside the brains of others.
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They can also deliver drugs or act as a biological “circuit board” on which biomolecules perform traditional computations.
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Some of the pre-eminent innovators at the intersection of art and coding are based at the Aesthetics and Computation Group at MIT.
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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.
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With a four-foot rule, I was but little advanced towards my computation.
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Large quantities are brought into Siberia, but "brick-tea" never enters into the computation of Kiachta trade.
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A computation has been made which reckons the plays known to students at several thousands.
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This is not possible where the computation is based upon an opinion.
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British Dictionary definitions for computation

computation

/ (ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən) /

noun

a calculation involving numbers or quantities

Derived forms of computation

computational, adjective

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