computational

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl/ 🇺🇸 /ˌkɑmpjuːˈteɪʃənəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or involving computation or the use of computers to process data and solve problems.; Pertaining to the theory or practice of computing, especially in mathematics, logic, or computer science.; Used as a modifier to indicate that a field or discipline employs computational methods or techniques as a primary tool of investigation.; Of or relating to the act of calculating or reckoning; involving numerical computation.; Capable of being computed or calculated; computable.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

computational complexitycomputational powercomputational modelcomputational linguisticscomputational biologycomputational cost

Derivatives

computecomputationcomputercomputablecomputationallyrecomputecomputerize

Synonyms

algorithmiccalculativedigitalanalytical

Commonly confused

computable
EN: 'Computable' means capable of being computed (a property of a problem); 'computational' relates to the process or field of computation.
computerized
EN: 'Computerized' means equipped with or controlled by computers; 'computational' relates to the theory or practice of computation.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 't' in 'computational' (from 'computation'), and the suffix is '-ional', not '-ional' with an extra 'e'.

💬 Examples

  1. The researchers developed a computational model to simulate climate change patterns.

  2. Computational complexity theory studies the resources required to solve algorithmic problems.

  3. Computational linguistics uses algorithms to analyze and generate natural language.

  4. The computational errors in the spreadsheet led to incorrect financial projections.

  5. The function is computational in nature, meaning it can be evaluated by a Turing machine.