calculation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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.

2. 2
   noun

   Reckoning, estimate.

   By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.

3. 3
   noun

   the procedure of calculating

4. 4
   noun

   planning something carefully and intentionally

5. 5
   noun

   problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

6. 6
   noun

   The act or process of calculating.

7. 7
   noun

   An expectation based on circumstances.

8. 8
   noun

   The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

Etymology

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