Computation (nonfiction)

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 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

• Algorithm (nonfiction)

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon Algorithm
• Mathematics

External links

• Computation (nonfiction) @ wiki.karljones.com
• Computation @ Wikipedia