computation

American  

[kom-pyoo-tey-shuhn] / ˌkɒm pyʊˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

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

2. a result of computing. compute.

3. the amount computed.

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computation British  

/ ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. a calculation involving numbers or quantities

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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

The Allen Institute contributed the biological foundation of the virtual brain using data from the Allen Cell Types Database and the Allen Connectivity Atlas, while Fugaku handled the massive computations needed to generate the model.

From Science Daily

"Instead of relying on electronic circuits, we use the physical properties of light to perform many computations simultaneously."

From Science Daily

Entanglement is “critical for quantum computation,” IBM said, and can be used for discovering the inner workings of molecules.

From MarketWatch

Delivery for both systems, which allow customers to increase the system qubit count for more complex computations and research, is expected in the first half of 2026.

From Barron's

However, the scientists demonstrated that even this information-based structure cannot fully describe reality through computation alone.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• calculation
• computing