computation
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A computation is any type of arithmetic or non-arithmetic calculation that is well-defined. Common examples of computation are mathematical equation solving and the execution of computer algorithms.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Introduction
- Alternative accounts of computation
- The mapping account
- The semantic account
- The mechanistic account
- Mathematical models
- See also
- Notes
- References
A computation is any type of arithmetic or non-arithmetic calculation that is well-defined. Common examples of computation are mathematical equation solving and the execution of computer algorithms.
Mechanical or electronic devices (or, historically, people) that perform computations are known as computers. Computer science is an academic field that involves the study of computation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “computation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.