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== Calculation and computation ==
== Calculation and computation ==


[[Calculation (nonfiction)]] is a term for the computation of [[Number (nonfiction)|numbers (nonfiction)]].
Calculation is a term for the computation of numbers (nonfiction).


Computation is a wider reaching term for [[information processing]] in general.
Computation is a wider reaching term for information processing in general.


== Computer science ==
== Computer science ==

Revision as of 17:14, 16 May 2016

Computation is any type of calculation (nonfiction) that follows a well-defined conceptual model which is understood and expressed in a useful manner, such as an algorithm (nonfiction).

Calculation and computation

Calculation is a term for the computation of numbers (nonfiction).

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 (nonfiction).

Nonfiction cross-reference

Fiction cross-reference

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