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
Examples of computation in a Sentence
methods used for the computation of taxes
The solution required a series of computations.
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The major hurdle in quantum computation, though, is the introduction of errors during computation.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
To try to alleviate the situation, a startup is working on cutting the heat produced in computation by making computing reversible.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
To theoretical computer scientists, time and space (also known as memory) are the two fundamental resources of computation.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
Its researchers appeared to have replicated OpenAI’s reasoning breakthroughs using far less computation, allowing China to erase the gap in a competition the Silicon Valley experts hadn’t considered close.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
To try to alleviate the situation, a startup is working on cutting the heat produced in computation by making computing reversible.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
To theoretical computer scientists, time and space (also known as memory) are the two fundamental resources of computation.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
Its researchers appeared to have replicated OpenAI’s reasoning breakthroughs using far less computation, allowing China to erase the gap in a competition the Silicon Valley experts hadn’t considered close.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for computation
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computation. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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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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