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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Computation \Com'pu*ta"tion\, noun [L. computatio: cf. F. computation.]
1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
By just computation of the time. --Shak.
By a computation backward from ourselves. --Bacon.
2. The result of computation; the amount computed.
3. (Computers) The process of performing arithmetical or logical operations, on data by an electronic device. [PJC]
Syn: Reckoning; calculation; estimate; account.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
computation
noun
1: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: {calculation}, {computing}]
2: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: {calculation}, {figuring}, {reckoning}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "computation": accounting, adding, adding machine, analysis, appraisal, appraisement, approximation, arithmetic, assessment, assize, assizement, automatic electronic navigation, braking, calculation, calculator, calculus, casting, ciphering, coordination, correction, determination, estimate, estimation, evaluation, fact distribution, figuring, footing, forecasts, gauging, inspection, instrumentation, manipulation, measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration, metric system, nonlinear calibrations, output measurement, processing, quantification, quantization, rating, reckoning, record keeping, steering, supersonic flow detection, survey, surveying, telemetering, telemetry, totaling, toting, triangulation, valuation
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