different between computation vs metacompilation

English

Etymology

From Middle French computation, from Latin computati?, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute.Morphologically compute +? -ation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

computation (countable and uncountable, plural computations)

1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
2. The result of computation; the amount computed.

Synonyms

• (act or process of computing): ciphering, calculus; see also Thesaurus:calculation

Derived terms

• computational

Translations

See also

• computation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Latin computatio.

Pronunciation

Noun

computation f (plural computations)

1. (old) computation

Synonyms

• calcul

Further reading

• “computation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

meta- +? compilation

Noun

metacompilation (uncountable)

1. (computing theory) A computation which involves metasystem transitions from a computing machine to a metamachine which controls, analyzes and imitates the work of the original machine.

Related terms

• metacomputation
• supercompilation