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
At times, though, he would seem to be something more—a collaborator, perhaps, making suggestions, working through calculations.
When Einstein Tilted at Windmills - Issue 93: Forerunners | Amanda Gefter | November 18, 2020 | NautilusStrangely, calculations involving hundreds of pages of algebra often yield, in the end, a one-line formula.
The calculations offered some of the first evidence of dark matter in the 1970s.
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Though the calculation narrows the bands of uncertainty, those bands are still quite wide.
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"Maybe I was, and I've got rough edges on me," Taterleg returned, looking up at him with calculative eye.
The Duke Of Chimney Butte | G. W. OgdenTim took her up quickly on it, a gleam in his calculative eye, as if he saw a convincing way opening ahead of him.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek | George W. OgdenIt is the "coldly calculative, set-jaw" spirit which carries you through the next stage with fair success.
Stories of the Ships | Lewis R. FreemanKeenly forward, almost precocious on the calculative side, she had remained singularly untroubled on the emotional side.
Money Magic | Hamlin GarlandHow can Daun, if himself merely speculative, calculative, hope that Soltikof will continue acting?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIX. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
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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