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| − | '''Computation''' is any type of [[calculation]] that follows a well-defined [[conceptual model]] which is understood and expressed in a useful manner, such | + | '''Computation''' is any type of [[calculation]] that follows a well-defined [[conceptual model]] which is understood and expressed in a useful manner, such as an [[algorithm]]. |
== Calculation and computation == | == Calculation and computation == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:04, 13 May 2016
Computation is any type of calculation that follows a well-defined conceptual model which is understood and expressed in a useful manner, such as an algorithm.
Calculation and computation
Calculation is a term for the computation of numbers.
Computation is a wider reaching term for information processing in general.
Computer science
The study of computation is paramount to the discipline of computer science.
See also
- Algorithm
- Calculation
- Computational design
- Computer
- Computer science
- Computing
- Conceptual model
- Data (computing)
- Electricity
- Information
- Information processing
- Number
External links
- Computation @ Wikipedia
