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Computation

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩

Definitions

  1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Compute.
  3. The result of computation; the amount computed.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

computation history computation time computation tree logic Computational computational chemistry computational complexity theory

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