Computative


[kom-pyoo-tey-shuh n] /ˌkɒm pyʊˈteɪ ʃən/

noun
1.
an act, process, or method of ; calculation.
2.
a result of .
3.
the amount .
/ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/
noun
1.
a calculation involving numbers or quantities
n.

early 15c., from Middle French computation, from Latin computationem (nominative computatio), noun of action from past participle stem of computare “to sum up, reckon, compute” (see compute).

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