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computational

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com⋅pu⋅ta⋅tion

  [kom-pyoo-tey-shuhn]
–noun
1. an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
2. a result of computing.
3. the amount computed.
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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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