computation
noun
com·pu·ta·tion
ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən 
-pyü-
1
a
: the act or action of computing : calculation
b
: the use or operation of a computer
2
: a system of reckoning
3
: an amount computed
computationally
adverb
Examples of computation in a Sentence
methods used for the computation of taxes
The solution required a series of computations.
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Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 May 2025
This is a completely new way of doing computation based on the laws of physics at the atomic level.
—Jack Dongarra, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
His adviser, Peter May (opens a new tab), proposed the problem of dimension 126, which mathematicians thought was likely to involve massive computations.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 5 May 2025
The additional niceties that many users include in their queries when using AI platforms add additional language computation to the request, which increases the energy used by the model.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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computation
noun
com·pu·ta·tion
ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən
1
: the act or action of computing : calculation
2
: a system of calculating especially by mathematical means
3
: an amount computed
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