computation

[ kom-pyoo-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act, process, or method of computing; compute; calculation.
2. a result of computing. compute.
3. the amount computed.

computation

/ ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. a calculation involving numbers or quantities

Derived Forms

• ˌcompuˈtational, adjective

Other Words From

• compu·tation·al adjective
• compu·tative adjective
• compu·tative·ly adverb
• miscom·pu·tation noun
• noncom·pu·tation noun
• recom·pu·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of computation¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin computātiōn-, stem of computātiō, from computāt(us) “reckoned” (past participle of computāre “to reckon, sum up”; compute ) + -iō -ion

Related Words

• calculation
• computing