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[[File:Ishango_bone.jpg|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, 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]]. | ||
== Calculation and computation == | == Calculation and computation == | ||
Revision as of 03:31, 14 June 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.
Nonfiction cross-reference
Fiction cross-reference
External links
- Computation (nonfiction) @ wiki.karljones.com
- Computation @ Wikipedia