computation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
    calculation; computing.
  2. noun problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
    calculation; figuring; reckoning.

WordNet

Com`pu*ta"tion noun
Etymology
L. computatio: cf. F. computation.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
    By just computation of the time. Shak.
    By a computation backward from ourselves. Bacon.
  2. The result of computation; the amount computed. Syn. -- Reckoning; calculation; estimate; account.

Webster 1913