calculation

[ kal-kyuh-ley-shuhn ]

/ ˌkæl kyəˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

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.

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Origin of calculation

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin calculātiōn- (stem of calculātiō “reckoning”). See calculate, -ion

synonym study for calculation

See prudence.

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/, adjectivenon·cal·cu·la·tive, adjectivepre·cal·cu·la·tion, nounun·cal·cu·la·tive, adjective

Words nearby calculation

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

How to use calculation in a sentence

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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.
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Ezrahi says there is a military and political calculation behind this devastation.
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One more study, one more statistical calculation, one more authoritative pronouncement, and our side will win!
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Everything becomes a sort of calculation against the geometry and parabolas of the IDF.
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Given those, it would be a virtually routine calculation to determine how far it had flown before crashing.
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When a convenient number of coffee-beans is used (any multiple of 100), the percentage calculation is extremely easy.
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The difference is due to the less minute calculation of fractional quantities in the latter case.
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For a day or two she walked about apparently in a dreamy state, but really absorbed in speculation and calculation.
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Those who celebrated it on the fourteenth were declared heretics; and both were mistaken in their calculation.
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Bud finds old location on widow's claim, upturns all previous calculation & information given me by her.
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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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calculation

Origin of calculation

synonym study for calculation

OTHER WORDS FROM calculation

Words nearby calculation

Words related to calculation

How to use calculation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for calculation