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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for computation
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Move forward a few decades, and no one bats an eye at someone using Excel to perform calculations.—
John Schneider,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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That amounts to about 18% of employer establishments in the state, based on calculations using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Here’s what the math on that decision could look like, theoretically: Long-term in 2025 option Marner signs next week for seven years around $13 million, which equates to $91 million.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The math isn’t mathing, though—especially now that the same team is working with Shamea, Kelli’s new BFF.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 June 2025
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That's the arithmetic that prompted Moody's to cut its rating on U.S. debt, from its top rating of Aaa to Aa1.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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So doing the work is the arithmetic, and AI is the algebra, intelligence leverages are the calculus.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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