Calculation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word calculation
Brit.  |kælkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word calculation

noun

- the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods (syn: computation, computing)
- problem solving that involves numbers or quantities (syn: computation, reckoning)
- planning something carefully and intentionally (syn: deliberation)

Extra examples

According to experts' calculations, that star will explode within two billion years.

The computer can do millions of calculations each second.

Careful calculation is required to determine the required amount of fuel.

The book reveals the cold calculations that were behind the government's policies.

His positions are based on political calculation of what voters want to hear.

If the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better.

Dee looked at the bill and made some rapid calculations.

By some calculations, the population will reach 8 million soon.

His calculations agree with ours.

That is no part of my calculation.

Her calculation of the building costs proved quite accurate.

Decisions are shaped by political calculations.

When doing the calculation by hand, the sum came out as a different figure.

Calculation and geometry and all the other elements of instruction.

The many are not capable of making this calculation.

Word forms

noun
singular: calculation
plural: calculations
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