computation
noun
com·pu·ta·tion
ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən 
-pyü-
1
a
: the act or action of computing : calculation
b
: the use or operation of a computer
2
: a system of reckoning
3
: an amount computed
computationally
adverb
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Examples of computation in a Sentence
methods used for the computation of taxes
The solution required a series of computations.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
The PCs all run Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite CPU, along with a state-of-the-art neural processing unit (NPU) for AI computations.
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
Gradient checkpointing, a method that adds computation processing time but reduces a computer’s memory needs, was enabled during fine-tuning using an NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation graphics card.
—Jeremy White, New York Times, 20 May 2024
The foundational ideas behind energy-efficient computation, however, have been developed as far back as 1991.
—Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
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“Computation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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computation
noun
com·pu·ta·tion
ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən
1
: the act or action of computing : calculation
2
: a system of calculating especially by mathematical means
3
: an amount computed
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