computation
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methodsSynonyms: calculationcomputing
- problem solving that involves numbers or quantitiesSynonyms: calculationfiguringreckoning
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Computation \Com`pu*ta"tion\, n. [L. computatio: cf. F. computation.]
1.The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning. [1913 Webster]
By just computation of the time.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
By a computation backward from ourselves.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
2.The result of computation; the amount computed. [1913 Webster]
3.(Computers) The process of performing arithmetical or logical operations, on data by an electronic device. [PJC]
Syn: Reckoning; calculation; estimate; account. [1913 Webster]