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
That’s working off of that kind of computation.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 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
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for computation
Noun
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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
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Advertisement Households face their own version of this calculation.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
29 May 2026
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To be eligible, participants must be 18 years or older, have completed at least an 8th‑grade level of math and hold a high school diploma or GED.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
4 June 2026
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Yeung excelled in math at school, and software engineering felt like a natural career path after her older brother suggested it.—
Mike Winters
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The arithmetic is straightforward.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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The arithmetic is straightforward.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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