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
Using Nature’s Noise Thermodynamic computing employs physical circuits that change in response to noise, such as that caused by random thermal fluctuations in the environment, to perform low-energy computations.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2026
In the 21st century, demand for computation is enormous, and any computation ultimately turns electricity into heat.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Willow was able to reduce errors exponentially by using more qubits and perform a standard benchmark computation in under 5 minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, the report said.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Regardless of their gender, students were equally likely to solve these basic computation items correctly.
—Colleen Ganley, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2026
In the 21st century, demand for computation is enormous, and any computation ultimately turns electricity into heat.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Willow was able to reduce errors exponentially by using more qubits and perform a standard benchmark computation in under 5 minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, the report said.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Regardless of their gender, students were equally likely to solve these basic computation items correctly.
—Colleen Ganley, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for computation
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These calculations are computationally intensive and only recently became feasible.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Florida Blue gave me some crazy calculation about meeting out-of-pocket deductibles.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Imagine Math is the only math vendor singled out for a $1 million appropriation in the Education Department’s budget that year.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
19 Feb. 2026
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Alpha School then uses AI to evaluate students’ scores to determine their knowledge gaps on math, science, reading and language, which are considered core skills.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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What sounds like bad arithmetic is correct politics.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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No self-pity in those four words, no performance of stoicism either—just the clean arithmetic of a life lived at full speed.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computation. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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