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computation

com·pu·ta·tion

UK/ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ US/ˌkɑmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ rare

noun

1.

the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

2.

problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

Origin

From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation.

Phrases

  • computation history
  • computation time
  • computation tree logic

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