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
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methods used for the computation of taxes
The solution required a series of computations.
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The results demonstrated that warm-start planning significantly accelerated trajectory computation, reducing planning time by 50–60 percent, particularly in complex environments with tight corridors, cluttered spaces, or rotational maneuvers.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Its researchers appeared to have replicated OpenAI’s reasoning breakthroughs using far less computation, allowing China to erase the gap in a competition the Silicon Valley experts hadn’t considered close.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
To explain the difference between electronic and his team’s optical computation, Zhang uses an analogy of package-sorting to explain the difference between electronic and optical computation.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025
First, the company seeks to be as diversified as possible in the kinds of energy that power AI computation.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
Its researchers appeared to have replicated OpenAI’s reasoning breakthroughs using far less computation, allowing China to erase the gap in a competition the Silicon Valley experts hadn’t considered close.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
To explain the difference between electronic and his team’s optical computation, Zhang uses an analogy of package-sorting to explain the difference between electronic and optical computation.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025
First, the company seeks to be as diversified as possible in the kinds of energy that power AI computation.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computation. Accessed 17 Dec. 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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