computation
noun/ˌkɒmpjuˈteɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːmpjuˈteɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- an act or the process of calculating something
- All the statistical computations were performed by the new software system.
- an error in the computation
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin computatio(n-), from the verb computare, from com- ‘together’ + putare ‘to settle (an account)’.Want to learn more?
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