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Vinony

computation

noun

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

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ / /ˌkɑmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ / /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/

noun

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

  1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.

    “As there are some naturally deficient in the power of computation, others in an ear for harmony, so Francis Evelyn was utterly devoid of truth—he neither understood its moral beauty nor its actual utility.”

  2. The result of computation; the amount computed.