Thesaurus results for COMPUTATION

computation

noun

ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən

as in calculation

the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value we were able to divide the dinner bill fairly with a little computation

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Recent Examples of computation Currently, the economics only work for specific workload types like batch processing, rendering, and research computation. —

Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 May 2026 What computation is required to make all of this work? —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026 Our results show that the problem of alignment is not simply a lack of better data, more compute, or better engineering, but a limit built into both formal systems and universal computation. —

IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2026 Neuroscientists have found that these events at dendrites can allow even single neurons to perform complex computations — meaning that dendrites are the reason why a single neuron can have the same amount of computational power as a deep artificial neural network. —

Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for computation

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Now more than ever, the cost of a delay is a calculation more airline passengers will have to make.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Advertisement Households face their own version of this calculation.

— Justin Worland, Time, 29 May 2026