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Computation
01
the process of calculating numerical results through the performance of math operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Example
To check their answer, students did the computation again step-by-step on paper.
Computers are really good at doing repetitive computations to crunch big numbers.
02
the act of doing calculations in an organized way to solve a problem
Example
Engineers performed computations to analyze the structural stresses and determine if the design was safe.
Scientists recorded experimental data and performed computations to test their hypotheses.
word family
compute
Verb
computation
Noun
computational
Adjective
computational
Adjective
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