English Explanatory Dictionary

computation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
  2. The result of computation; the amount computed.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-computation.wav /ˌkɑmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ /ˌkɔmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Jjamesryan-computation.wav /ˌkɒmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/ [ˌkɔ̟mpjʊˈtæɪʃən] /kəmpjʊˈʈeʃən/ /ˈkɔmpjʊteʃən/

Word forms

computation computations

Etymology

From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation.

Synonyms

calculus ciphering

Derived words

biocomputation computational computation history computationism computationist computation time computation tree logic computative geocomputation hypercomputation metacomputation microcomputation miscomputation neurocomputation noncomputation precomputation recomputation subcomputation supercomputation
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