calculation

[kal-kyuh-ley-shuhn]

noun

1. the act or process of calculating; computation.

2. the result or product of calculation.

   His calculations agree with ours.

3. an estimate based on the known facts; forecast.

   Her calculation of the building costs proved quite accurate.

4. forethought; prior or careful planning.

5. scheming selfishness.

calculation

/ ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act, process, or result of calculating

2. an estimation of probability; forecast

3. careful planning or forethought, esp for selfish motives

Other Word Forms

• calculative adjective
• calculational adjective
• calculatory adjective
• noncalculative adjective
• precalculation noun
• uncalculative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of calculation¹

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

Synonym Study

See prudence.

Example Sentences

A similar calculation was used for the McLaren valuation in September.

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"If we start from the magma ocean and do the calculations, we don't get what we see in Earth's mantle today. Something was missing."

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Yet Adams and other economists also caution that a big part of the August decline was tied to gold, which is not used in GDP calculations.

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Flights to North America and accommodation in the three host countries of the United States, Canada and Mexico will be frantically searched for and calculations done to discover potential seedings.

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What's striking is the sheer noise - this is down to the cooling systems, which are needed to help control the temperature of the chips, which can get incredibly hot when crunching trillions of calculations.

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Related Words

• arithmetic 
• computation 
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• estimate 
• estimation 
• forecast 
• judgment 
• prediction