calculation
nounUK /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/ · CA, US /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃn̩/
Etymology From Middle English calculation, borrowed from Latin calculatio, calculationis. Morphologically calculate + -ion.
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Mathematics, Sciences The act or process of calculating.
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Mathematics, Sciences The result of calculating.
- As a check on these calculations we note that the total probability for 0, 1, 2, or 3 successes must be one since there are no other possibilities.1962, Hugh D. Young, chapter 3, in Statistical Treatment of Experimental Data, →ISBN, page 53:
- Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.2012 January 23, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2013, page 86:
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Reckoning, estimate.
- By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
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An expectation based on circumstances.
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Board games, Chess, Games The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
- Synonyms
- computation, evaluation, reckoning, sum, estimate, guess, measurement, reading, calculation, calculus, ciphering, computing, supputation
- Antonyms
- miscalculation, miscomputation, misreckoning
- Derived terms
- backcalculation, calculational, mental calculation, miscalculation, overcalculation, precalculation, recalculation, retrocalculation, subcalculation, undercalculation
- Related terms
- calculable, calculate, calculator, calculus
- Hyponyms
- summation, subtraction, multiplication, division