computationgraph
nounUK /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən ɡrɑːf/
US /ˌkɑːmpjəˈteɪʃən ɡræf/
A picture made of boxes and arrows that shows the steps a computer takes to solve a math problem.
The teacher drew a computation graph on the board to show how each number flows into the final answer.
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2. In machine learning, a structure that records every operation so the computer can learn by adjusting the numbers.
The neural network is trained by following its computation graph backward.
3. A diagram in computer science that shows how smaller tasks connect to finish a bigger job.
The programmer studied the computation graph to find which step was slowing things down.
4. A way to write a math formula as a set of connected steps instead of one long line.
Breaking the equation into a computation graph made it easier to check each part.