| NOUN | act | computation, calculation, computing | the procedure of calculating |
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| cognition | computation, calculation, figuring, reckoning | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities |
| Sounds | kaa.mpyahtey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods. | |
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| Synonyms | calculation, computing | |
| Narrower | mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods |
| number crunching | Performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations | |
| recalculation | The act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data) | |
| transposition | (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign | |
| Broader | procedure, process | A particular course of action intended to achieve a result |
| Spanish | calculo, cálculo, cómputo | |
| Catalan | càlcul, computació, còmput | |
| Adjectives | computational | of or involving computation or computers |
| Verbs | compute | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
| Meaning | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities. | |
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| Synonyms | calculation, figuring, reckoning | |
| Narrower | conversion | A change in the units or form of an expression |
| derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative | The result of mathematical differentiation | |
| estimate, estimation, approximation, idea | An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | |
| extrapolation | (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values | |
| integral | The result of a mathematical integration | |
| interpolation | (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known | |
| Broader | problem solving | The thought processes involved in solving a problem |
| Spanish | calculo, cálculo, cómputo | |
| Catalan | càlcul | |
| Adjectives | computational | of or involving computation or computers |
| Verbs | compute | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
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