English Explanatory Dictionary

calculation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of calculating.
  2. The result of calculating.
  3. Reckoning, estimate.
  4. An expectation based on circumstances.
  5. The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

Pronunciation

/ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calculation.wav /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃn̩/ /ˌkælkjəˈlæɪʃən/

Word forms

calculation calculations

Etymology

From Middle English calculation, borrowed from Latin calculatio, calculationis. Morphologically calculate + -ion.

Synonyms

evaluation reckoning calculation calculus ciphering computing supputation computation sum estimate guess measurement reading

Antonyms

miscalculation miscomputation misreckoning

Related words

calculable calculate calculator calculus

Derived words

backcalculation calculational mental calculation miscalculation overcalculation precalculation recalculation retrocalculation subcalculation undercalculation
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