Computation Definition

kŏmpyo͝o-tāshən
computations
noun
computations
The act of computing; calculation.
Webster's New World
A method of computing.
Webster's New World
A result obtained in computing; computed amount.
Webster's New World
The act of operating a computer.
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Other Word Forms of Computation

Noun

Singular:
computation
Plural:
computations

Origin of Computation

  • From Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute.

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Computation Sentence Examples

  • The number of eggs laid is enormous, one computation putting it at twenty thousand.

  • Actiaca Aera was a computation of time from the battle of Actium.

  • It is not known for what reason the alteration was made; but it is conjectured that it was for the purpose of causing a newfrevolution of the cycle of nineteen years (which was introduced into the ecclesiastical computation about this time by Anatolius, bishop of Hierapolis) to begin with the first year of the reign of Diocletian.

  • It May Be Remarked, That As A (C _ 17) W' The Value Of A Will Be O Till C 17C 17 =25 Or C =42; Therefore, Till The Year 4200, A May Be Neglected In The Computation.

  • Here were discovered in the caves near Walzin the bones of prehistoric men, and other evidence of the primitive occupants of this globe at a period practically beyond computation.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With C and Ending With N

Starts With C & Ends With NStarts With CO & Ends With NStarts With C & Ends With ON

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With C11 Letter Words Ending With N