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Revision as of 20:36, 22 June 2017
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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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)
- Computer science (nonfiction)
- Mathematics (nonfiction)
- Trapped ion quantum computer (nonfiction)
External links:
- Computation @ Wikipedia
- Free MIT video lecture series: Introduction to Python @ Boing Boing