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 company says these updates will allow its new phones to have three times the GPU computation as last year’s phones.
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The extra possibilities allowed each particle to hold more information, often reducing the number of steps needed for a complex computation.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Just as a logical gate in a regular computer changes bits from 0 to 1 to allow computation, quantum gates manipulate qubits.
—Ananya Palivela, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2025
This volatile short-term memory allows the same component to both detect chemicals and perform in-sensor computation in a wet, physiological environment, the first of its kind to achieve this.
—New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The extra possibilities allowed each particle to hold more information, often reducing the number of steps needed for a complex computation.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Just as a logical gate in a regular computer changes bits from 0 to 1 to allow computation, quantum gates manipulate qubits.
—Ananya Palivela, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2025
This volatile short-term memory allows the same component to both detect chemicals and perform in-sensor computation in a wet, physiological environment, the first of its kind to achieve this.
—New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for computation
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Quantum computers are extremely sensitive to errors, and bit-flips are one of the two main types that can disrupt calculations.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bi described working with Jackson Yee, one of China’s biggest young stars, in terms that emphasized instinct over calculation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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This math works out to more than 500,000 people experiencing this specific mood disorder every year, yet many of these folks fail to get a formal diagnosis or appropriate treatment for their condition.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Because even though the Tigers aren't playing well right now, the math is still on their side for a second-straight playoff berth.—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
19 Sep. 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 26 Sep. 2025.
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