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computations

computations is the plural of computation.

Meaning of computation

Noun

computation (countable and uncountable, plural computations)

  1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
    • 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.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 42
    Synonyms:
    ciphering
  2. The result of computation; the amount computed.

Questions about computations

What is computations the plural of?
Computations is the plural of computation.

Words near computations in the dictionary

  1. computationally
  2. computationally secure
  3. computationism
  4. computationist
  5. computationists
  6. computations
  7. computative
  8. computativeness
  9. computator
  10. computators
  11. compute

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