calculation
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calculation
- /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/ UK
- /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃn̩/ Canada, US
- /ˌkælkjəˈlæɪʃən/ Australia
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English calculation, borrowed from Latin calculatio, calculationis. Morphologically calculate + -ion.
noun calculations
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The act or process of calculating.
Similar: computation
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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.
Similar: sum
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Reckoning, estimate.
By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
Similar: estimate, guess, reckoning, measurement
- An expectation based on circumstances.
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The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
Similar: reading
Similar: evaluation, reckoning, calculation, calculus, ciphering, computing, supputation · Opposite: miscalculation, miscomputation, misreckoning
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: computation, figuring, reckoning, deliberation, calculus, calculated, math, calculating, maths, calculate, averaging, formula, computed, arithmetic, compute, numeracy
noun
Similar: evaluation, reckoning, calculation, calculus, ciphering, computing, supputation · Opposite: miscalculation, miscomputation, misreckoning
Translations
Every language
noun act or process of calculating
| Español | cálculo, calculación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계산 gyesan |
| 日本語 | 計算 keisan |
| 中文 | 計算 /计算 jìsuàn |
| हिन्दी | गणना gaṇnā, परिकलन pariklan, गिनती gintī, हिसाब hisāb, मुहासबा muhāsbā |
| Português | cálculo |
| Français | calcul |
| Deutsch | Berechnung, Kalkulation |
| Italiano | conto, calcolo |
| Ελληνικά | υπολογισμός ypologismós |
| Română | calculare, calcul, calculație |
| Русский | вычисле́ние vyčislénije, исчисле́ние isčislénije, расчёт rasčót, подсчёт podsčót |
| Tiếng Việt | tính toán |
| العربية | حَسْب ḥasb, مُحَاسَبَة muḥāsaba, تَحْسِيب taḥsīb |
| עברית | חִשׁוּב \ חישוב khishúv |
noun result of calculating
| Español | cálculo, cómputo, calculación |
|---|---|
| Português | cômputo |
| Italiano | conto |
| Русский | расчёт rasčót |
| עברית | חִשׁוּב \ חישוב khishúv |
noun reckoning, estimate
| Español | cálculo, calculación |
|---|---|
| Português | cálculo, cômputo, apuração |
| Italiano | conto |
| Русский | расчёт rasčót |
| עברית | חִשׁוּב \ חישוב khishuv |
noun expectation based on circumstances
| Español | conjetura, cálculo |
|---|---|
| Русский | предположе́ние predpoložénije, расчёт rasčót |
Talk about this word "calculation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calculation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. calculation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/calculation "calculation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/calculation.Cite this
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title = {calculation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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