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computation

[ kom-pyoo-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act, process, or method of computing; compute; calculation.
  2. a result of computing. compute.
  3. the amount computed.


computation

/ ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. a calculation involving numbers or quantities


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Derived Forms

  • ˌcompuˈtational, adjective

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Other Words From

  • 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
  • recom·pu·tation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of computation1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin computātiōn-, stem of computātiō, from computāt(us) “reckoned” (past participle of computāre “to reckon, sum up”; compute ) + -iō -ion

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Example Sentences

Some of the pre-eminent innovators at the intersection of art and coding are based at the Aesthetics and Computation Group at MIT.

One of the keys to brain research is better computation and better storage systems.

Falling behind in computing could mean falling behind in fields that rely on computation to get an edge on rivals.

Why should you, the human being, have to do the mathematical drudgework of doing this kind of computation?

Fetching pen and paper, the blacksmith made a rapid computation of what would be due Oliver at any time within the next month.

Such a computation does not include the large number of stories read in our papers and magazines.

I believe, at the lowest computation, three hundred and fifty were left dead on the field.

The most careful computation showed they were in latitude about 19 south and longitude 140 west.

So far as they affect character, the loss they cause may be beyond computation.

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