computational
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to or involving computation: Pertaining to the process of calculating or using mathematical methods to solve problems.
- Involving the use of computers: Concerned with the processing of information by computers or the principles of computer science.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The problem requires a computational approach to find a solution.
- Advances in computational power have revolutionized scientific research.
- Computational models help us simulate complex weather patterns.
Advanced Usage
- "computational complexity": A field in computer science that studies the resources (like time and memory) required to solve computational problems.
- Analyzing the computational complexity of an algorithm is crucial for efficiency.
- "computational thinking": A problem-solving process that involves formulating problems and their solutions in a way that a computer could execute.
- Learning to code helps develop computational thinking skills.
Variants and Related Words
- Compute (verb): To calculate or reckon a figure or amount.
- The system can compute the results in seconds.
- Computer (noun): An electronic device for storing and processing data.
- Computation (noun): The action of mathematical calculation.
- The computation of the final score was automated.
Synonyms
- Algorithmic: Relating to or using algorithms, which are step-by-step computational procedures.
- Numerical: Involving or expressed in numbers, often relating to calculation.
Related Phrases and Collocations
- Computational linguistics: The scientific study of language from a computational perspective, aiming to model natural language in a way that computers can process.
- She works in the field of computational linguistics, developing speech recognition software.
- Computational fluid dynamics: A branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and algorithms to solve problems involving fluid flows.
- Computational fluid dynamics is used to design more aerodynamic vehicles.
- Computational biology: The science of using biological data to develop algorithms and models to understand biological systems.
- His research in computational biology focuses on protein folding.
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of or involving computation or computers
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computational linguistics
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