computation

Other forms of computation

plural

computations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about computation

What does computation mean?

computation means "the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in computation?

computation has 4 syllables: com-pu-ta-tion. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən/.

What is another word for computation?

Close synonyms include calculation, computing, calculation, figuring, reckoning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is computation a common word?

computation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with computation?

89 words rhyme with computation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.