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computational

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˌkɑmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl/ of Canada
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl/ of the US
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˌkɔmpjʊˈtæɪʃənəl/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˌkɒmpjʊˈtæɪʃənəl/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃənəl
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA2 M P Y UW0 T EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to computation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • computational limits
  • computational scores

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or involving computation or computers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • computational linguistics

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From computation + -al.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: computacional — of or relating to computation
  • Dutch: computationeel — of or relating to computation
  • Esperanto: komputila — of or relating to computation
  • Finnish: laskennallinen — of or relating to computation
  • Finnish: laskenta- — of or relating to computation
  • French: computationnel — of or relating to computation
  • Indonesian: komputasional — of or relating to computation
  • Irish: ríomhaireachtúil — of or relating to computation
  • Italian: computazionale — of or relating to computation
  • Persian: محاسباتی — of or relating to computation
  • Polish: obliczeniowy — of or relating to computation
  • Portuguese: computacional — of or relating to computation
  • Romanian: computațional — of or relating to computation
  • Russian: вычисли́тельный (vyčislítelʹnyj) — of or relating to computation
  • Slovak: výpočtový — of or relating to computation
  • Spanish: computacional — of or relating to computation
Real reading context

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