calculation

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

calculation (usually uncountable; plural calculations)

1. (mathematics) (uncountable) The act or process of calculating.
2. (mathematics) (countable) The result of calculating.
3. (countable) Reckoning, estimate.

   By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.

4. (countable) An expectation based on circumstances.

Synonyms

• (act or process of calculating): calculating, computation, computing, reckoning (old)
• (Result of calculation): sum
• (estimate): estimate, guess, reckoning, measurement

Related terms

• calculable
• calculate
• calculator
• calculus

Translations

act or process of calculating

Bulgarian: изчисление (bg) n. Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 計算, simpl. 计算 (pinyin: jìsuàn) Czech: výpočet (cs) m. Esperanto: kalkulado (eo) Finnish: laskeminen (fi), laskenta (fi), lasku (fi) Hebrew: חישוב (khishuv) m. Ido: kalkulo (io) Italian: conto (it) m.

Latin: calculātiō (la) Middle English: calculation Persian: محاسبه (fa) Romanian: calculare (ro) f., calcul (ro) n. Russian: вычисление (ru) (vyčislénije) n. Scottish Gaelic: tomhas (gd) m. Standard Arabic: (ħasb) Swedish: beräkning c., räknande n. Turkish: hesaplama (tr)

result of calculating

Czech: výpočet (cs) m. Finnish: laskelma, lasku Hebrew: חישוב (khishuv) m. Ido: kalkulo (io)

Irish: suim (ga) f. Italian: conto (it) m. Swedish: uträkning c.

reckoning, estimate

Bulgarian: разчет (bg) m. Esperanto: kalkulo (eo) Finnish: laskelma, lasku Hebrew: חישוב (khishuv) m.

Italian: conto (it) m. Scottish Gaelic: tomhas (gd) m. Swedish: beräkning c., uträkning c.

expectation based on circumstances

Bulgarian: предположение (bg) n. Finnish: laskelma

Scottish Gaelic: tomhas (gd) m.

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