computation
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pyʊˈteɪ Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin computātiōn- (stem of computātiō), equivalent to computāt(us) (past participle of computāre; see compute) + -iōn- -ion
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin computātiōn- (stem of computātiō), equivalent to computāt(us) (past participle 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
mis·com·pu·ta·tion, noun
non·com·pu·ta·tion, noun
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Computation
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| —n | |
| a calculation involving numbers or quantities | |
| compu'tational | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
computation
early 15c., from L. computationem, noun of action from computare (see compute). Related: computational (1881).
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Example sentences
When a maze is created, the answer is already embedded in its structure, well before any computation begins.
By reducing the amount of computation done on board the device, caching speeds things up and saves battery life in the process.
It has long seemed to me the easiest solution to why our reasoning is flawed is that computation is costly.
On it is an intricate computation in a neat, squarish hand.
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