Mathematical calculations or data processing operations performed systematically, especially by computers or mathematical methods. These involve the manipulation of numerical data to solve problems or derive results.
From Latin 'computare' meaning 'to calculate' or 'to reckon together', formed from 'com-' (together) + 'putare' (to reckon). The term evolved from manual calculation to encompass electronic processing with the advent of computers in the 20th century.
The word 'computation' predates computers by centuries, originally referring to human calculators who performed complex mathematical operations by hand. Today's smartphone performs more computations in a second than entire teams of human computers could complete in years during the pre-digital era.
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