calculation

[ 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.

Nearby words

calculate, calculated, calculated risk, calculating, calculating machine, calculation, calculator, calculosis, calculous, calculus, calculus of finite differences

Origin of calculation

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin calculātiōn- (stem of calculātiō reckoning). See calculate, -ion

Related forms

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/, 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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