Computation
Pronunciation : Com`pu*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. computatio: cf. F. computation.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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