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
With RoboBallet, the complexity of computation also grew with the complexity of the system, but at a far slower rate.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
This is what enables full-scale quantum computation.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
The team tweaked the LLMs to ensure compatibility with FHE, such as replacing some complex mathematical functions with their approximations for more efficient computation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Focus on the connection, not the computation.
—Medhat Zaki, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
This is what enables full-scale quantum computation.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
The team tweaked the LLMs to ensure compatibility with FHE, such as replacing some complex mathematical functions with their approximations for more efficient computation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Focus on the connection, not the computation.
—Medhat Zaki, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for computation
Noun
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Your competitors are making the same calculation right now.—
Heather Conklin,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Schumer insists his hard-line shutdown stance isn't driven by political calculations.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The researchers then applied techniques from a branch of math called network science to rank cardinals on three measures of influence within the network.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 54% of San Diego County students met or exceeded the standard for English language arts in the 2024-25 test results, and nearly 42% met or exceeded the standard for math.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Simple arithmetic such as 355/113 could be calculated in place by selecting the text and pressing USE FRONT-CALC (Control-G), which yields the answer with a dotted underline to indicate the result of a computation.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The arithmetic of the French National Assembly – the key hurdle to getting any budget passed – hasn’t changed with a new prime minister.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computation. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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