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[ kal-kyuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌkæl kyəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act or process of calculating; computation.
the result or product of calculating: 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.

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RELATED WORDS

prediction, forecast, computation, estimate, estimation, judgment, arithmetic, thought, planning, summation, reckoning, prognosis, prognostication, answer, reply, divination, circumspection, deliberation, prudence, foresight

Nearby words

  1. calculate,
  2. calculated,
  3. calculated risk,
  4. calculating,
  5. calculating machine,
  6. calculator,
  7. calculatory,
  8. calculosis,
  9. calculous,
  10. calculus

Origin of calculation

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin calculātiōn- (stem of calculātiō reckoning). See calculate, -ion
Related formscal·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/, adjectivenon·cal·cu·la·tive, adjectivepre·cal·cu·la·tion, nounun·cal·cu·la·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for calculation

calculation

/ (ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the act, process, or result of calculating
an estimation of probability; forecast
careful planning or forethought, esp for selfish motives
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Word Origin and History for calculation

calculation

n.

late 14c., from Late Latin calculationem (nominative calculatio), noun of action from past participle stem of calculare "to reckon, compute," from Latin calculus "reckoning, account," originally "pebble used in counting," diminutive of calx (genitive calcis) "limestone" (see chalk (n.)).

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