calculation
//ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩//
Forms
- Plural
- calculations
Definitions
1.The act or process of calculating.
2.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.
3.Reckoning, estimate.
- By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
4.An expectation based on circumstances.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4509
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English calculation, borrowed from Latin calculatio, calculationis.
Morphologically calculate + -ion.