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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About that same time, Chinese scholars were compiling the Jiuzhang Suanshu, a mathematical treatise focused on solving practical problems with computation.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Viewed through this lens, consciousness is not a computation, an input-output process, or a function.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Using four qubits, the researchers encoded two logical qubits capable of detecting errors during computation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Quanta spoke with Dunning about how that technology has influenced mathematical thought — about why Roman numerals are hard to use, how symbols beat shapes in calculus, and why arguments about writing things down may have produced some of our most fundamental insights about logic and computation.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Viewed through this lens, consciousness is not a computation, an input-output process, or a function.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Using four qubits, the researchers encoded two logical qubits capable of detecting errors during computation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Quanta spoke with Dunning about how that technology has influenced mathematical thought — about why Roman numerals are hard to use, how symbols beat shapes in calculus, and why arguments about writing things down may have produced some of our most fundamental insights about logic and computation.
—John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computation. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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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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