Computation Meaning
/ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
nounThe result of computation; the amount computed.
Sentence Examples
Machine learning demands a lot of computation.
The notion of algorithm forms the core of all of the computation theory.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mathematician spent hours performing the complex ____ by hand.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The complex math problem required a long ____ to reach the final answer.
Word Origin & History
From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 42:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mathematician spent hours performing the complex ____ by hand.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The complex math problem required a long ____ to reach the final answer.