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

How to use calculation in a sentence

At times, though, he would seem to be something more—a collaborator, perhaps, making suggestions, working through calculations.
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Strangely, calculations involving hundreds of pages of algebra often yield, in the end, a one-line formula.
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The calculations offered some of the first evidence of dark matter in the 1970s.
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It turned out, though, that just like lightbulbs, there is more than one kind of Cepheid variable, contaminating the expansion rate calculations.
These are science’s Top 10 erroneous results|Tom Siegfried|November 10, 2020|Science News

Though the calculation narrows the bands of uncertainty, those bands are still quite wide.
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"Maybe I was, and I've got rough edges on me," Taterleg returned, looking up at him with calculative eye.
The Duke Of Chimney Butte|G. W. Ogden
Tim took her up quickly on it, a gleam in his calculative eye, as if he saw a convincing way opening ahead of him.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek|George W. Ogden
It is the "coldly calculative, set-jaw" spirit which carries you through the next stage with fair success.
Stories of the Ships|Lewis R. Freeman
Keenly forward, almost precocious on the calculative side, she had remained singularly untroubled on the emotional side.
Money Magic|Hamlin Garland
How can Daun, if himself merely speculative, calculative, hope that Soltikof will continue acting?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIX. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

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 related to calculation

How to use calculation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for calculation