as in calculations
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 computations
In explaining the rationale for the deal, Musk said in the statement that the least expensive way to do AI computations within two to three years will be in space.
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
Quantum computations can be described as extremely large tensors—mathematical structures far too big for direct classical simulation.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2026
Those costs, Adler said, include slowing down response times, increasing the number of computations and sometimes the model rejecting non-problematic requests.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Somewhere within those broad frontal and temporal areas, everybody will have some tissue that is reliably doing linguistic computations.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
Reasoning involves running a series of computations that might take extra time in response to requests to produce better answers.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The Integration Of Quantum Computers Early fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of performing computations beyond the capability of the most powerful supercomputers will become a reality within the next five years.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
Quantum computations can be described as extremely large tensors—mathematical structures far too big for direct classical simulation.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2026
Those costs, Adler said, include slowing down response times, increasing the number of computations and sometimes the model rejecting non-problematic requests.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Somewhere within those broad frontal and temporal areas, everybody will have some tissue that is reliably doing linguistic computations.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
Reasoning involves running a series of computations that might take extra time in response to requests to produce better answers.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The Integration Of Quantum Computers Early fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of performing computations beyond the capability of the most powerful supercomputers will become a reality within the next five years.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computations
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The city of Dallas’ Electrical Permit Checklist is publicly available, but electricians will typically submit the permit application on your behalf, along with a site plan, load calculations and their licensing credentials.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Through a reassessment of habitable zone models and boundary calculations, this study expands the range of worlds considered potentially habitable, revealing new targets in the search for life.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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More variables than a maths textbook.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Two years later, his son having attained A levels in English, maths and sciences, Ramírez’s father flew to Europe to arrange for his further education.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Computations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computations. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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