computation
English
Etymology
From Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
Audio (southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
computation (countable and uncountable, plural computations)
- The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), OCLC 630079698, page 42:
- As there are some naturally deficient in the power of computation, others in an ear for harmony, so Francis Evelyn was utterly devoid of truth—he neither understood its moral beauty nor its actual utility.
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- The result of computation; the amount computed.
Synonyms
- (act or process of computing): ciphering, calculus; see also Thesaurus:calculation
Derived terms
Translations
the act or process of computing
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the result of computation
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French
Etymology
From Latin computatio.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “computation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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