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* [[Computational complexity theory (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Computer science (nonfiction)]] | * [[Computer science (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Computron tube (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | * [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Theory of computation (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Trapped ion quantum computer (nonfiction)]] | |||
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* [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 | |||
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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.
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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