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
According to the team, these computations should make the system feasible for industrial-scale use.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Mimicking the human brain Human brains are known for performing billions of computations while using about the same energy as a single light bulb.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Shortly after, miners realized that GPUs were more adept at handling the parallel computations demanded by Bitcoin's algorithm.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 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
Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Mimicking the human brain Human brains are known for performing billions of computations while using about the same energy as a single light bulb.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Shortly after, miners realized that GPUs were more adept at handling the parallel computations demanded by Bitcoin's algorithm.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computations
Noun
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The Department of Revenue hasn’t done any calculations about how the state would or could adjust to shortfalls and changes due to federal cuts, a spokesperson said.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The physicist’s calculations indicate the latter scenario is likely.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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