computation -
Function: noun
1 a : the act or action of computing : CALCULATION b : the use
or operation of a computer
2 : a system of reckoning
3 : an amount computed
computational - adjective
epidemiology -
Etymology: Late Latin epidemia + International
Scientific Vocabulary -logy
1 : a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence,
distribution, and control of disease in a population
2 : the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence
of a disease or pathogen
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Epidemiology is the study of how often diseases occur in
different groups of people and why. Epidemiological
information is used to plan and evaluate strategies to prevent
illness and as a guide to the management of patients in whom
disease has already developed.
Epidemiology for the Uninitiated, 4th ed., by Coggon, Rose, and Barker