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[[File:Ishango_bone.jpg|250px|thumb|The Ishango bone, believed to be more than 20,000 years old. The notches represent computation of some kind -- perhaps tallying, perhaps something more complex.]]'''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]]. | [[File:Ishango_bone.jpg|250px|thumb|The Ishango bone (nonfiction), believed to be more than 20,000 years old. The notches represent computation of some kind -- perhaps tallying, perhaps something more complex. Note the piece of quartz set into the end of the stick.]]'''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 (nonfiction)|algorithm]]. | ||
Calculation is a term for the computation of numbers. | Calculation is a term for the computation of numbers. | ||
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Computation is a wider reaching term for information processing in general. | Computation is a wider reaching term for information processing in general. | ||
The study of computation is paramount to the discipline of [[Computer science (nonfiction)|computer science]]. | |||
The study of computation is paramount to the discipline of [[computer science]]. | |||
== | == In the News == | ||
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File:Binary counter.gif|link=Computer science (nonfiction)|Binary counter offers to help Ishango bone study for final exam in [[Computer science (nonfiction)|computer science]]. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[Gnomon Algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon Algorithm]] | ||
* [[Mathematics]] | * [[Mathematics]] | ||
* [[The Frantic Doxologist]] - an ongoing experiment in accelerated intercessory prayer, similar to [[high-energy literature]] but computed using religious and spiritual values. | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Algorithm (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Computational complexity theory (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Computer science (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Computron tube (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Theory of computation (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Trapped ion quantum computer (nonfiction)]] | |||
External links: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computation Computation] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computation Computation] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [http://boingboing.net/2017/06/12/free-mit-video-lecture-series.html Free MIT video lecture series: Introduction to Python] @ Boing Boing | |||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Computation (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Computation (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:05, 23 March 2018
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 is a term for the computation of numbers.
Computation is a wider reaching term for information processing in general.
The study of computation is paramount to the discipline of computer science.
In the News
Binary counter offers to help Ishango bone study for final exam in computer science.
Fiction cross-reference
- Gnomon Algorithm
- Mathematics
- The Frantic Doxologist - an ongoing experiment in accelerated intercessory prayer, similar to high-energy literature but computed using religious and spiritual values.
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Algorithm (nonfiction)
- Computational complexity theory (nonfiction)
- Computer science (nonfiction)
- Computron tube (nonfiction)
- Mathematics (nonfiction)
- Theory of computation (nonfiction)
- Trapped ion quantum computer (nonfiction)
External links:
- Computation @ Wikipedia
- Free MIT video lecture series: Introduction to Python @ Boing Boing