calculation
Americannoun
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the act or process of calculating; computation.
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the result or product of calculation.
His calculations agree with ours.
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an estimate based on the known facts; forecast.
Her calculation of the building costs proved quite accurate.
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forethought; prior or careful planning.
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scheming selfishness.
noun
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the act, process, or result of calculating
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an estimation of probability; forecast
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careful planning or forethought, esp for selfish motives
Related Words
See prudence.
Other Word Forms
- calculational adjective
- calculative adjective
- calculatory adjective
- noncalculative adjective
- precalculation noun
- uncalculative adjective
Etymology
Origin of calculation
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin calculātiōn- (stem of calculātiō “reckoning”). See calculate, -ion
Example Sentences
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This calculation takes into account obituaries that cite 2025 as the year of death or burial, but we have not yet fully processed or cross-checked.
From BBC
Yet the risks embedded in this calculation are profound, and not only for Iran.
From BBC
The effort relies on a supercomputer in Wyoming that can do nearly 20 quadrillion calculations a second using 328 Nvidia chips.
Texas has never elected a Black senator and has sent a woman to the chamber only once, a history that still shapes strategic calculations even as the electorate grows younger and more diverse.
From Barron's
By her face, Jonah thought he could practically see the calculation going on in Mom’s head: Goodness, there couldn’t be anything romantic going on between those two, could there?
From Literature
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