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单词 computation
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Definition of computation in English:

computation

noun kɒmpjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1mass noun The action of mathematical calculation.

    methods of computation
    count noun statistical computations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If we can have exact numerical computation, why would anyone choose approximate arithmetic?
    • The method was applied to find the orbit of Swift's comet of 1880 and involved less computation than Gauss's method.
    • Continuity is the mathematics of calculus and physics but there's never been a theory of computation that deals with this continuum.
    • What is the difference between mathematics and computation?
    • The new system has the virtue of a lowered rate of tax, a simple method of computation, and an equitable spread.
    • In fact Bowditch loved to carry out complex mathematical computations and the task of checking and correcting Moore's work was one he greatly enjoyed.
    • He obtained the highest level in the civil-service examination having been educated in astronomy and calendar computation.
    • A short article cannot possibly describe the many fascinating aspects of quantum computation.
    • I devote a lot of my time to thinking about the relationship between mathematics and computation.
    • He considered computation with irrational numbers and polynomials to be part of algebra.
    • The theory of computation appears in the most unexpected places.
    • He also wrote Golasara which is written in fifty-six Sanskrit verses and shows how mathematical computations are used to calculate astronomical data.
    • I checked every computation, retraced every step, and reinvented every wheel.
    • One example of such emergent, distributed computation is the density classification task.
    • The computation of logarithms had made him aware of the inaccuracy of human calculation around 1812.
    • He has a natural aptitude for computation and is very quick at figure work.
    • The text recognizes the essential role that computation plays in both mathematics and biology.
    • It was there that he developed the proof which states that automatic computation cannot solve all mathematical problems.
    • This alleviates the expensive computation of exponential functions involved in the distributions.
    • Modern proof theory, and likewise the modern theory of machine computation, hinge on the concept of the recursive function.
    Synonyms
    arithmetical problem, problem, calculation, reckoning, tally, question
  • 2The use of computers, especially as a subject of research or study.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin computatio(n-), from the verb computare (see compute).

 
 

Definition of computation in US English:

computation

nounˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌkämpyəˈtāSH(ə)n
  • 1The action of mathematical calculation.

    months of computation carried out on 200 computers
    statistical computations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One example of such emergent, distributed computation is the density classification task.
    • The theory of computation appears in the most unexpected places.
    • This alleviates the expensive computation of exponential functions involved in the distributions.
    • I checked every computation, retraced every step, and reinvented every wheel.
    • He also wrote Golasara which is written in fifty-six Sanskrit verses and shows how mathematical computations are used to calculate astronomical data.
    • If we can have exact numerical computation, why would anyone choose approximate arithmetic?
    • I devote a lot of my time to thinking about the relationship between mathematics and computation.
    • The text recognizes the essential role that computation plays in both mathematics and biology.
    • He obtained the highest level in the civil-service examination having been educated in astronomy and calendar computation.
    • The method was applied to find the orbit of Swift's comet of 1880 and involved less computation than Gauss's method.
    • Modern proof theory, and likewise the modern theory of machine computation, hinge on the concept of the recursive function.
    • In fact Bowditch loved to carry out complex mathematical computations and the task of checking and correcting Moore's work was one he greatly enjoyed.
    • It was there that he developed the proof which states that automatic computation cannot solve all mathematical problems.
    • Continuity is the mathematics of calculus and physics but there's never been a theory of computation that deals with this continuum.
    • He considered computation with irrational numbers and polynomials to be part of algebra.
    • The computation of logarithms had made him aware of the inaccuracy of human calculation around 1812.
    • What is the difference between mathematics and computation?
    • He has a natural aptitude for computation and is very quick at figure work.
    • The new system has the virtue of a lowered rate of tax, a simple method of computation, and an equitable spread.
    • A short article cannot possibly describe the many fascinating aspects of quantum computation.
    Synonyms
    arithmetical problem, problem, calculation, reckoning, tally, question
    1. 1.1 The use of computers, especially as a subject of research or study.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin computatio(n-), from the verb computare (see compute).

 
 
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