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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With quantum computing promising us computations that conventional supercomputers would take decades to complete, countries are keen to develop the technology as quickly as possible.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
By reducing tensor parallelism from eight-way to four-way, each GPU performed more computation locally rather than coordinating across the full server.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Willow was able to reduce errors exponentially by using more qubits and perform a standard benchmark computation in under 5 minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, the report said.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Those costs, Adler said, include slowing down response times, increasing the number of computations and sometimes the model rejecting non-problematic requests.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
By reducing tensor parallelism from eight-way to four-way, each GPU performed more computation locally rather than coordinating across the full server.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Willow was able to reduce errors exponentially by using more qubits and perform a standard benchmark computation in under 5 minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, the report said.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Those costs, Adler said, include slowing down response times, increasing the number of computations and sometimes the model rejecting non-problematic requests.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 8 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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