as in calculations
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
we were able to divide the dinner bill fairly with a little computation
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Recent Examples of computations
Other milestones include higher qubit counts — which increase the potential size and complexity of problems a quantum computer can represent and help solve — and coherence times, which allow more reliable computations by reducing the impact of noise and errors.
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Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The longer-term goal is to build larger systems that can perform more complex computations while maintaining error control.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Super Micro makes high-performance computer servers that can accommodate hyper-advanced computations and processes needed for artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
However, until recently, these computations involved perfect mergers that always resulted in spheres instead of any other shapes.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Whereas most computers use CPUs (central processing units) to perform the majority of their computations, the specialized GPUs (graphical processing units) and TPUs (tensor processing units) used in AI data centers use several times as much energy per computer as a standard CPU would.
—Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
But AIs will just happily blast through those tedious computations.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Bad software architecture forces unnecessary data transfers, redundant computations, and excessive resource use.
—Arjun Sharma, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
The likelihood of the quadruple happening is rated by Betfair’s computations at 5%.
—Peter South, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The longer-term goal is to build larger systems that can perform more complex computations while maintaining error control.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Super Micro makes high-performance computer servers that can accommodate hyper-advanced computations and processes needed for artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
However, until recently, these computations involved perfect mergers that always resulted in spheres instead of any other shapes.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Whereas most computers use CPUs (central processing units) to perform the majority of their computations, the specialized GPUs (graphical processing units) and TPUs (tensor processing units) used in AI data centers use several times as much energy per computer as a standard CPU would.
—Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
But AIs will just happily blast through those tedious computations.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Bad software architecture forces unnecessary data transfers, redundant computations, and excessive resource use.
—Arjun Sharma, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2026
The likelihood of the quadruple happening is rated by Betfair’s computations at 5%.
—Peter South, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computations
Noun
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The MorphoScan’s body fat percentage calculations skewed high compared with both the HumeHealth Body Pod and the Etekcity Smart Scale.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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However, today’s quantum hardware suffers from tiny disturbances (noise) from the environment, which can quickly derail these calculations.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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More variables than a maths textbook.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Two years later, his son having attained A levels in English, maths and sciences, Ramírez’s father flew to Europe to arrange for his further education.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Computations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computations. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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