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
And it’s now known that origami can be used to perform all sorts of computations.
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Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
In other words, the future belongs to human originality, not computation.
—Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
The difference this time is that there are only a few who can do the buildout, namely Oracle and Coreweave, as well as Nvidia and other chipmakers that help out in the computation and communications process.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the team, these computations should make the system feasible for industrial-scale use.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
In other words, the future belongs to human originality, not computation.
—Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
The difference this time is that there are only a few who can do the buildout, namely Oracle and Coreweave, as well as Nvidia and other chipmakers that help out in the computation and communications process.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the team, these computations should make the system feasible for industrial-scale use.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for computation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computation
Noun
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According to one estimate, this data-center campus, far from complete, already demands more than 500 megawatts of electricity to power these calculations—as much as hundreds of thousands of American homes.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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These look at what millions of users watch or listen to, then run calculations across countless machines to suggest new music or shows.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Florida’s chief financial officer brought his tax-cut campaign to Miami on Thursday, using some basic math to insist the city spends too much on salaries and services.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Other farm animals were inside a school, eating the math books.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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