computation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
computation (countable and uncountable, plural computations)
- The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, 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.
- The result of computation; the amount computed.
Synonyms edit
- (act or process of computing): ciphering, calculus; see also Thesaurus:calculation
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
the act or process of computing
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the result of computation
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See also edit
- computation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin computatio.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
computation f (plural computations)
- (old) computation
- Synonym: calcul
Further reading edit
- “computation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.