computation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·pu·ta·tion /ˌkɒmpjəˈteɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/ AWL noun [countable, uncountable] formal HMthe process of calculating or the result of calculating 计算；计算的结果 SYN calculation the computation of the monthly statistics 每月统计数字的计算 —computational adjective computational linguistics 计算机语言学
Examples from the Corpus
computation• A preclear is only placed in apathy by ally computations.• Many workers lacked skills in language and computation.• The following computations are based on both general assumptions about all families and specific assumptions about families at specific income levels.• Can read multiple entry tables and carry out basic comparisons or computations with the data obtained.• It is all a game involving scientific computations which in no way affect the musical instruments or diminish their essential mystery.• Instead, some of the simpler computations are performed in the retina itself.• The speed of the computation affects the sampling size and speed of updates.• Even today, children spend 90 percent of their math time on these computations.com·pu·ta·tion nounChineseSyllable
calculating the or process of the of calculating result Corpus
computation
com‧pu‧ta‧tion AC /ˌkɒmpjəˈteɪʃən, ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/
noun [uncountable and countable] formal
the process of calculating or the result of calculating
SYN calculation:
the computation of the monthly statistics
—computational adjective:
computational linguistics
com‧pu‧ta‧tion AC /ˌkɒmpjəˈteɪʃən, ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/
noun [uncountable and countable] formalthe process of calculating or the result of calculating
SYN calculation:
—computational adjective: