computation
noun
com·pu·ta·tion
ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən 
-pyü-
1
a
: the act or action of computing : calculation
b
: the use or operation of a computer
2
: a system of reckoning
3
: an amount computed
computationally
adverb
Examples of computation in a Sentence
methods used for the computation of taxes
The solution required a series of computations.
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The study exposed fundamental limitations in exact computation, revealing that these systems fail to use explicit algorithms and reason inconsistently across similar puzzles.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Their function, in this case, was not to bind to a target molecule, but to carry out computations.
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
However, this approach requires that scientists figure out how the brain creates thoughts – how collections of thousands to millions of neurons come together to perform the computations that make the human mind come alive.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Prior to the team’s announcement, mathematicians thought such a computation was way out of reach, Hopkins said.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 5 May 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Their function, in this case, was not to bind to a target molecule, but to carry out computations.
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
However, this approach requires that scientists figure out how the brain creates thoughts – how collections of thousands to millions of neurons come together to perform the computations that make the human mind come alive.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
Prior to the team’s announcement, mathematicians thought such a computation was way out of reach, Hopkins said.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 5 May 2025
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computation. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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computation
noun
com·pu·ta·tion
ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən
1
: the act or action of computing : calculation
2
: a system of calculating especially by mathematical means
3
: an amount computed
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