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
Today’s top laptop deal is a dirt-cheap touchscreen laptop that will easily handle all your daily computation needs.
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Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
But while the cost of computation has been rapidly and steadily decreasing for decades, these breakthroughs happened only over the last decade.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The new largest prime number was discovered by Luke Durant of San Jose, California, who is an amateur researcher and former NVIDIA employee, on October 11, 2024 and confirmed by independent computation on October 12.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
All three types of computation will coexist inside a company’s workflows.
—Kelly Herrell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
But while the cost of computation has been rapidly and steadily decreasing for decades, these breakthroughs happened only over the last decade.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The new largest prime number was discovered by Luke Durant of San Jose, California, who is an amateur researcher and former NVIDIA employee, on October 11, 2024 and confirmed by independent computation on October 12.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
All three types of computation will coexist inside a company’s workflows.
—Kelly Herrell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for computation
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The filing also noted a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, specifically related to the fair value calculations of certain financial instruments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Others offer the ability to perform longer calculations.Yuval Boger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bitcoin shifts the security model to math and cryptography.Korok Ray, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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For those doing the math at home, that means 14 schools are currently in the Big 12.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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During this time, your child is being taught basic arithmetic at school, and introducing them to money management can naturally reinforce these skills while also forming the correlation between numbers and real money.Paula Thielen, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Then again, games are still scored with numbers, so arithmetic does matter in these contests.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computation. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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