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
Shortly after, miners realized that GPUs were more adept at handling the parallel computations demanded by Bitcoin's algorithm.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Unlike digital computers that crunch information in binary, the AOC embodies computations in physical systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Each Turing machine performs computations in discrete steps according to a unique list of simple rules.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
Many researchers believe that consciousness is nothing more than the complexity of neural computations.
—Adam Frank, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
According to this view, if an AI system mimics to a certain degree the computations that give rise to consciousness in the human brain — and so replicates how the brain processes information — that would be one clue that the system might be conscious.
—Mariana Lenharo & Nature Magazine, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Quantum systems are susceptible to noise, which can introduce errors in computations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 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
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Unlike digital computers that crunch information in binary, the AOC embodies computations in physical systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Each Turing machine performs computations in discrete steps according to a unique list of simple rules.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
Many researchers believe that consciousness is nothing more than the complexity of neural computations.
—Adam Frank, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
According to this view, if an AI system mimics to a certain degree the computations that give rise to consciousness in the human brain — and so replicates how the brain processes information — that would be one clue that the system might be conscious.
—Mariana Lenharo & Nature Magazine, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Quantum systems are susceptible to noise, which can introduce errors in computations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 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
Noun
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Our software is built on engineering-grade calculations.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Should revenues hover at $5–6 billion while the market applies even lower sales multiples, the calculations suggest a stock price around $3—half of the current levels.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Make daily physical activity as routine as maths and reading.—
William Warr,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replicating those buffers of points in the bag before the turn of the year would put Leeds ahead of the maths and perhaps turn their springtime fixtures into a matter of consolidation rather than a scramble for survival.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Computations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computations. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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