calculation
the act or process of calculating; computation.
the result or product of calculation: His calculations agree with ours.
an estimate based on the known facts; forecast: Her calculation of the building costs proved quite accurate.
forethought; prior or careful planning.
scheming selfishness.
Origin of calculation
1synonym study For calculation
Other words from calculation
- cal·cu·la·tive [kal-kyuh-ley-tiv, ‐luh-tiv], /ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tɪv, ‐lə tɪv/, cal·cu·la·tion·al, cal·cu·la·to·ry [kal-kyuh-luh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee], /ˈkæl kyə ləˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- non·cal·cu·la·tive, adjective
- pre·cal·cu·la·tion, noun
- un·cal·cu·la·tive, adjective
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How to use calculation in a sentence
Shanghai’s STAR Market launched last year with a Nasdaq-like focus on tech companies, and on July 22, the Shanghai Stock Exchange began to include STAR-listed companies in its calculations for the Shanghai Composite Index.
A fintech IPO could be the biggest ever—and it picked China over the U.S. for its debut | Naomi Xu Elegant | August 26, 2020 | FortuneA flaw in either the calculations or the experiment seems unlikely, researchers say.
A measurement of positronium’s energy levels confounds scientists | Emily Conover | August 24, 2020 | Science NewsIn these cases, there’s a greater chance that the computer’s calculations won’t match reality.
A robot referee can really keep its ‘eye’ on the ball | Kathryn Hulick | August 20, 2020 | Science News For StudentsKamionkowski and others say more checks are needed to ensure that the early magnetism doesn’t throw off other cosmological calculations.
The Hidden Magnetic Universe Begins to Come Into View | Natalie Wolchover | July 2, 2020 | Quanta MagazineYou’d need every person on Earth to complete a calculation a second for 20 months—no bathroom breaks—to match what Fugaku does in a heartbeat.
The World’s New Fastest Supercomputer Is an Exascale Machine for AI | Jason Dorrier | June 25, 2020 | Singularity Hub
But now that he is out, it is has been such a non-issue that it is fair to wonder if Michaud made the right calculation.
Ezrahi says there is a military and political calculation behind this devastation.
Israel Creates ‘No Man’s Land’ in Gaza, Shrinking Strip by 40 Percent | Jesse Rosenfeld | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne more study, one more statistical calculation, one more authoritative pronouncement, and our side will win!
Another Blow to Anti-Vaxxers’ Fortress of Pseudoscience | Kent Sepkowitz | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEverything becomes a sort of calculation against the geometry and parabolas of the IDF.
Dodging Rockets in Afghanistan as the Taliban’s Fighting Season Begins | Nick Willard | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGiven those, it would be a virtually routine calculation to determine how far it had flown before crashing.
The Worst Place in the World for MH370 to Go Missing | Clive Irving | April 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen a convenient number of coffee-beans is used (any multiple of 100), the percentage calculation is extremely easy.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe difference is due to the less minute calculation of fractional quantities in the latter case.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonFor a day or two she walked about apparently in a dreamy state, but really absorbed in speculation and calculation.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThose who celebrated it on the fourteenth were declared heretics; and both were mistaken in their calculation.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Bud finds old location on widow's claim, upturns all previous calculation & information given me by her.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for calculation
/ (ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən) /
the act, process, or result of calculating
an estimation of probability; forecast
careful planning or forethought, esp for selfish motives
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