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Webster 1913 Edition
Computation
Comˊpu-ta′tion
,Noun.
[L.
computatio
: cf. F. computation
.] 1.
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
By just
computation
of the time. Shakespeare
By a
computation
backward from ourselves. Bacon.
2.
The result of computation; the amount computed.
Syn. – Reckoning; calculation; estimate; account.
Webster 1828 Edition
Computation
COMPUTATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of computing, numbering, reckoning or estimating; the process by which different sums or particulars are numbered, estimated, or compared, with a view to ascertain the amount, aggregate, or other result depending on such sums or particulars. We find by computation the quantity of provisions necessary to support an army for a year, and the amount of money to pay them; making the ration and pay of each man the basis of the computation. By computations of time or years, we ascertain the dates of events.2.
The sum, quantity or amount ascertained by computing, or reckoning.We pass for women of fifty; many additional years are thrown into female computations of this nature.
3.
Calculation.Definition 2024
computation
computation
English
Noun
computation (plural computations)
- The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
- The result of computation; the amount computed.
Derived terms
Translations
the act or process of computing
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the result of computation
See also
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computation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Latin computatio.
Noun
computation f (plural computations)
- (old) computation