computation C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act or result of calculating something The computation of the orbit required immense precision. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act or result of... calculationreckoningfiguringestimationtallyarithmetic Word family Related forms computecomputercomputational Etymology AI details From Old French computation, from Latin computationem, from computare ('to count, sum up, reckon together'), from com- ('together') + putare ('to reckon, think'). computare Latin putare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # computation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the act or result of calculating something ## Examples - The computation of the orbit required immense precision. ## Synonyms - calculation - reckoning - figuring - estimation - tally - arithmetic ## Related Forms - compute - computer - computational ## Roots and Affixes - Root: computare - Root: putare ## Etymology From Old French computation, from Latin computationem, from computare ('to count, sum up, reckon together'), from com- ('together') + putare ('to reckon, think'). ## AI Etymology Computation is from Old French computation, from Latin computationem, from computare ('to count, sum up, reckon together'), from com- ('together') + putare ('to reckon, think'). Important recorded forms include computare (Latin) and putare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act or result of calculating something. The wider family includes related words such as compute, computer, and computational. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown