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com⋅pu⋅ta⋅tion

  [kom-pyoo-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
2. a result of computing.
3. the amount computed.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L computātiōn- (s. of computātiō), equiv. to computāt(us) (ptp. of computāre; see compute ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
com⋅pu⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective
com⋅pu⋅ta⋅tive, adjective
com⋅pu⋅ta⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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com·pu·ta·tion   (kŏm'pyŏŏ-tā'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act or process of computing.
    2. A method of computing.
  2. The result of computing.
  3. The act of operating a computer.
com'pu·ta'tion·al adj., com'pu·ta'tion·al·ly adv.
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Computation

Com`pu*ta"tion\, n. [L. computatio: cf. F. computation.]

1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.

By just computation of the time. --Shak.

By a computation backward from ourselves. --Bacon.

2. The result of computation; the amount computed.

Syn: Reckoning; calculation; estimate; account.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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