computation

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English

Etymology

From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔmpjʊˈtæɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

computation (countable and uncountable, plural computations)

1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
2. The result of computation; the amount computed.

Synonyms

• (act or process of computing): ciphering, calculus; see also Thesaurus:calculation

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• computation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French computation, from Latin computātiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

computation f (plural computations)

1. (old) computation

   Synonym: calcul

Further reading

• “computation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

computation

1. Alternative form of computacioun