Added 9 October 2026
computation
/ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ noun
Latin root: computatiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about computation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods.
- Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities.
Origin
From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation.
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