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computational - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective adjective
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adjective computation .
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adjective
Etymologies
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computation + -al
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While I'm tetchy about misusing the term computational biologist, as "strictly speaking" it has other meanings, non science readers might relate to it better as the words are already familiar to them.
Discover Blogs 2010
While I'm tetchy about misusing the term computational biologist, as "strictly speaking" it has other meanings, non science readers might relate to it better as the words are already familiar to them.
Discover Blogs 2010
Simplicity and reality in computational modeling of politics
"Model" Citizens 2009
Dr. Erik Demaine, who won the MacArthur "Genius" Grant for his work in computational origami.
George Heymont: There's Art Right At Your Fingertips! George Heymont 2010
Modeling a polity based on viable scientific concepts and theoretical understanding has been a challenge in computational social science and social simulation in general and political science in particular.
"Model" Citizens 2009
The rest of the issue looks interesting too – a special issue on software engineering in computational science.
2009 November | Serendipity 2009
Dr. Erik Demaine, who won the MacArthur "Genius" Grant for his work in computational origami.
George Heymont: There's Art Right At Your Fingertips! George Heymont 2010
You see, once we start thinking in computational terms, we start to be able to ask some fundamental questions.
Wolfram Blog : Stephen Wolfram on the Quest for Computable Knowledge 2009
Dr. Erik Demaine, who won the MacArthur "Genius" Grant for his work in computational origami.
George Heymont: There's Art Right at Your Fingertips! George Heymont 2010
The summit is bringing together leaders from industry, education, government, and research to explore how advances in computational technology are unlocking knowledge assets and shaping the future.
Wolfram Blog : The London Computational Knowledge Summit—June 9, 2010 2010
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