What is the difference between calculation and computing?
calculation | computing |
(mathematics, uncountable) The act or process of calculating.
(mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.
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(countable) Reckoning, estimate.
(countable) An expectation based on circumstances.
(literally) The process or act of calculation
Action of using (a) computer(s).
The study, field of computers and computer programming.
As nouns the difference between calculation and computing
is that calculation is (mathematics|uncountable) the act or process of calculating while computing is (literally) the process or act of calculation.As a verb computing is
(compute).calculation
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Noun
(en-noun)citation, passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}
- By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
Synonyms
* (act or process of calculating) calculating]], computation, [[compute, computing, reckoning (old ) * (Result of calculation) sum * (estimate) estimate, guess, reckoning, measurementAnagrams
*computing
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Verb
(head)Noun
(-)- ''This course will cover several major fields of computing .