supputation

noun — 4 senses

supputation

noun
1

Obsolete A calculation or computation; the act of calculating or computing; reckoning

  • The Romans, that erected a Temple to Fortune, acknowledged therein, though in a blinder way, somewhat of Divinity; for in a wise supputation all things begin and end in the Almighty.1643, Sir Thomas Browne, Religio Medici:
2

Obsolete A method or system of calculating or reckoning.

3

Obsolete Estimation; estimate; considered opinion.

4

Rare A pruning or cutting of trees.

Synonyms
calculus, ciphering

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