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Noun: computation  ,kóm-pyû'tey-shun
  1. The procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
    "The supercomputer performed complex computations in seconds";
    - calculation, computing
     
  2. Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
    "The computation of orbital mechanics requires advanced mathematics";
    - calculation, figuring, reckoning

Derived forms: computations

Type of: problem solving, procedure, process

Encyclopedia: Computation