computation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: computation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for computation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
computation n the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods Synonym(s): calculation, computation, computing problem solving that involves numbers or quantities Synonym(s): calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Computation \Com`puta"tion\, n. [L. computatio: cf. F. computation.] 1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning. By just computation* of the time. --Shak. By a computation backward from ourselves. --Bacon. 2. The result of computation; the amount computed. Syn: Reckoning; calculation; estimate; account.