computation method
noun phraseUK /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən ˈmɛθəd/
US /ˌkɑːmpjəˈteɪʃən ˈmɛθəd/
A computation method is a set of steps you follow to work out a math answer.
The teacher showed us a faster computation method for adding big numbers.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way a computer is told to solve a problem.
The programmer chose a simple computation method to sort the list.
3. A standard way of doing math that many people use.
Long division is a computation method you learn in school.
4. A plan for getting an exact number from data.
Scientists used a new computation method to predict the weather.