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| A '''computation''' is any type of [[arithmetic]] or non-arithmetic [[calculation]] that is well-defined.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computation Computation] from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Computation: Definition and Synonyms from Answers.com|url=http://www.answers.com:80/topic/computation|website=Answers.com|access-date=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222005439/http://www.answers.com/topic/computation|archive-date=22 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Common examples of computation are [[mathematical equation|mathematical equation]] solving and the [[Execution (computing)|execution]] of computer [[algorithms]]. | A '''computation''' is any type of [[arithmetic]] or non-arithmetic [[calculation]] that is well-defined.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/computation Computation] from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Computation: Definition and Synonyms from Answers.com|url=http://www.answers.com:80/topic/computation|website=Answers.com|access-date=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222005439/http://www.answers.com/topic/computation|archive-date=22 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Common examples of computation are [[mathematical equation|mathematical equation]] solving and the [[Execution (computing)|execution]] of computer [[algorithms]]. |
| Mechanical or electronic devices (or, [[History of computing hardware|historically]], people) that perform computations are known as ''[[computer]]s''. The study of computation is the field of [[computability]], itself a sub-field of [[computer science]] and [[mathematical logic]]. | Mechanical or electronic devices (or, [[History of computing hardware|historically]], people) that perform computations are known as ''[[computer]]s''. [[Computer science]] is a field that involves the study of computation. |
| == Introduction == | == Introduction == |
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