computation
noun
an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
computations
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pluralof computation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Even so, some have already outgrown those computations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Fields Medal, regarded as the Nobel prize equivalent for mathematics, was handed out on Thursday in the US as human computations are increasingly challenged by AI.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Under the hood, chatbots and the A.I. bots they power are nothing but a series of static math computations strung together in rapid succession.
From Slate ● May 25, 2026
The new device is known as a memristor, a nanoscale component that can both store data and perform computations.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026
It took me a day and a half to complete my computations.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
