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

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How to use computation in a sentence

This allows it to nimbly predict their future actions and its own responses without getting bogged down by heavy computation.
The key to smarter robot collaborators may be more simplicity|Karen Hao|November 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Keeping them stable is notoriously tough, but the new approach managed to significantly improve all digital control approaches by radically improving the speed and efficiency of computations.
How Giving Robots a Hybrid, Human-Like ‘Brain’ Can Make Them Smarter|Edd Gent|October 26, 2020|Singularity Hub
Not only does the sheer scale of the computation required to represent such fine details put the task far beyond reach, but we also have little way of knowing most of the numbers that would serve as input to the model.
Why Physics Can’t Tell Us What Life Is - Issue 92: Frontiers|Jeremy England|October 21, 2020|Nautilus
The traveling salesperson problem is one of a handful of foundational problems that theoretical computer scientists turn to again and again to test the limits of efficient computation.
Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record|Erica Klarreich|October 8, 2020|Quanta Magazine

That’s a long way from the millions of qubits likely to be needed to do practical computations.
IBM Plans to Have a 1,000-Qubit Quantum Computer by 2023|Edd Gent|September 25, 2020|Singularity Hub
And lo and behold, R & R made some basic computational errors.
Austerity Guru Voodoo|Michael Tomasky|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This will require substantial sensor, computational, and communication technologies.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
This area will be developed further in the computational technologies section.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
The promise of computational technologies brings with it potential vulnerabilities that must be protected against threats.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
History, even in its computational form or in genetic shape, is an example.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Will you help me with the computational math needed to finish Operation Catskin?
The Butterfly Kiss|Arthur Dekker Savage

British Dictionary definitions for computation

computation

/ (ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən) /

noun

a calculation involving numbers or quantities

Derived forms of computation

computational, adjective

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