computation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act or result of calculating something

The computation of the orbit required immense precision.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act or result of... calculation reckoning figuring estimation tally arithmetic

Word family

Related forms compute computercomputational

Etymology

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

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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