computation

Computation is a general term for any type of information processing that can be represented mathematically. This includes phenomena ranging from simple calculations to human thinking. In a more narrow meaning, computation is a process following a well defined model that is understood and can be expressed in an algorithm, protocol, network topology, etc.
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(n.)
The result of computation; the amount computed.
  

(n.)
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
  

The structure and organization of a given computing device (the way in which it handles memory, the organization of date, the set of primitive instructions it executes, and the ordering of instruction application or execution) define a device's computational architecture. Computational architecture involves only the structure and organization relevant to computation; implementational details to not constitute computational architecture. See also computation , functionalism .
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A series of rule governed state transitions whose rules can be altered. <Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith

Noun
1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
(synonym) calculation, computing
(hypernym) procedure, process
(hyponym) transposition
(derivation) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
(synonym) calculation, figuring, reckoning
(hypernym) problem solving
(hyponym) extrapolation
(derivation) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure