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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For that problem, the remaining open question was whether a small amount of memory could be used for storage and computation simultaneously.
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Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 30 Mar. 2025
The team took full advantage of the revolution in electronic computation pioneered by the ENIAC machine, and subsequently by John von Neumann.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Built by scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, MIT, and University of California - Berkeley, the system – while trivial for solving meaningful problems – did demonstrate the principles of quantum computation, according to Britannica.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The team also has to show they can be manipulated to actually do computations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 30 Mar. 2025
The team took full advantage of the revolution in electronic computation pioneered by the ENIAC machine, and subsequently by John von Neumann.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Built by scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, MIT, and University of California - Berkeley, the system – while trivial for solving meaningful problems – did demonstrate the principles of quantum computation, according to Britannica.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The team also has to show they can be manipulated to actually do computations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 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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