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
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methods used for the computation of taxes
The solution required a series of computations.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Well, after figuring out things like how to unfold the mirrors, steering, computation, and making a solar sail to power the electronics.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Today’s top laptop deal is a dirt-cheap touchscreen laptop that will easily handle all your daily computation needs.
—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
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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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