C1nounformaltechnologyscience
US/ˌkɑːm.pjuˈteɪ.ʃən/
UK/ˌkɒm.pjuˈteɪ.ʃən/
the process of using numbers or a computer to find an answer; the answer you get
In context
The computation took the old computer almost three hours to finish.
Complex computations are now done by software, not by hand.
A small error in the computation changed the whole result.
Words that go with computation
adjective + noun
- complex computationThe model needs complex computation to run.
- numerical computationNumerical computation is central to weather forecasting.
- mental computationMental computation gets faster with daily practice.
verb + noun
- perform a computationThe program can perform a computation in seconds.
noun + preposition
- computation ofThe computation of the tax is automatic.
noun + noun
- computation timeFaster chips reduce computation time.