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computation of something
常用作可数名词，后接of短语表示计算的对象。
The computation of the total cost took several hours.
总成本的计算花费了几个小时。
计算；运算
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计算；运算
calculation; the process of solving problems involving numbers by mathematical or logical methods
The computation of the total cost took several hours.
总成本的计算花费了几个小时。
计算的过程；计算；估算
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
计算的结果；计算出的数量
The result of computation; the amount computed.
The final computation took longer than we expected because the data set was huge.
最终的计算花费的时间比我们预期的长，因为数据集很大。
She checked her computations twice before submitting the physics report.
她在提交物理报告前把计算结果检查了两遍。
A quick mental computation told me we had enough money for the tickets.
我在心里快速估算了一下，发现我们的钱够买票。
常用作可数名词，后接of短语表示计算的对象。
The computation of the total cost took several hours.
总成本的计算花费了几个小时。
可以用 perform, carry out, do 等动词搭配。
The engineer performed a quick computation to verify the results.
工程师进行了一次快速计算以验证结果。
表示在计算过程中或计算领域。
We used a new algorithm in our computation of the trajectory.
我们在轨迹计算中使用了新算法。
Not this
I computation the answer.
Use this
I compute the answer.
computation 是名词，不能直接作动词使用；应使用动词 compute。
Not this
We did many computation.
Use this
We did many computations.
当表示多次计算时，computation 用作可数名词，复数形式为 computations；many 后接可数名词复数。
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进行计算
The scientist performed a complex computation to verify the model.
这位科学家进行了一次复杂的计算来验证该模型。
数学计算
This software can handle mathematical computations quickly.
这款软件能快速处理数学计算。
计算时间
Reducing computation time is important for real-time systems.
减少计算时间对实时系统很重要。
科学计算
Scientific computation often requires powerful supercomputers.
科学计算通常需要强大的超级计算机。
并行计算
Parallel computation can speed up data processing enormously.
并行计算能极大地加快数据处理速度。
计算结果
The computation result was accurate to ten decimal places.
计算结果精确到小数点后十位。
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联想 computer（电脑）：电脑里进行的 computation 就是“计算、计算结果”。想象敲击计算器算出总数，记住 com-put-ation 与 computer 同源同义。
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic writing、technical/computer contexts、scientific reports computation 通常用于学术、科技或计算机等较正式的语境，强调“计算”的过程或行为；日常口语中较少使用，正式写作中比较常见。请根据场合选择更正式或更口语化的表达。
reputation、amputation 与 computation 拼写上都以 -putation 结尾，且押韵；station、nation 以 -tion 结尾，读音也是 /eɪʃən/，同样押韵。tradition 和 action 虽也以 -tion 结尾，但分别读 /trəˈdɪʃən/ 和 /ˈækʃən/，元音不同，与 computation 不押韵，注意区分。
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