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computationally

computationally

2 6.7
In a way that uses computers or computer calculations
  • adverb
  • /kəmˈpjuːtəˌnəli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : computacionalmente
  • The new software performs computationally intensive tasks quickly, improving overall productivity.
  • computationally intensive
  • computationally efficient
  • computationally demanding

And so these are all just computationally tricky things that are wonderful.

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Examples

  • The search for those optimal beams is computationally intensive and therefore poses interesting technical challenges.

    Academic text (2002)
  • However, this approach is computationally expensive and limited to 2 x 10^5 number of particles.

    Academic text (2018)
  • So computationally, having theory of mind modelling what other people are thinking is hard.

  • And I'm going to show you what happens computationally in the computer when you take this and add heat to it, there it is.

  • And so these are all just computationally tricky things that are wonderful.

  • Computationally, on the surface, it appeared correct.

  • We saw how this happens in detail in some models, both computationally and analytically.

  • So it is computationally extremely expensive if you want to have large numbers of neurons.

  • They see the world computationally and they understand the ways in which computers might work in the world.

  • A hash search is a very accurate, computationally efficient technique for testing whether a computer contains illicit material.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

algorithmically
vscomputationally
  • Specialized
1 7.0

In a way that uses a set of steps a computer follows

is broader, covers anything done by calculation or with computer systems

Surface Forms

computationally positive

Morphology

computationally = computational (transparent) = compute + ation + al + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'computational', which itself is a regular adjective derived from 'compute'.

Etymology

The word computationally comes from compute, which means 'to calculate' or 'count', and is the same root as computer, a machine that does calculations. The ending -ly makes it mean 'in a ... way', so computationally means 'in a way that uses calculation or computers'.