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computation

.kɒmpju'teiʃәn4 senses · 57 ms
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noun/ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩//ˌkɑmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩//ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
  1. 1

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

    • 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. 2

    The result of computation; the amount computed.countableuncountable

syn. calculus

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