calculation

[ kal-kyuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌkæl kyəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

the act or process of calculating; computation.
the result or product of calculating: His calculations agree with ours.
an estimate based on the known facts; forecast: Her calculation of the building costs proved quite accurate.
forethought; prior or careful planning.
scheming selfishness.

Origin of calculation

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin calculātiōn- (stem of calculātiō reckoning). See calculate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM calculation

cal·cu·la·tive [kal-kyuh-ley-tiv, ‐luh-tiv] /ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tɪv, ‐lə tɪv/, cal·cu·la·tion·al, cal·cu·la·to·ry [kal-kyuh-luh-tawr-ee, ‐tohr-ee] /ˈkæl kyə ləˌtɔr i, ‐ˌtoʊr i/, adjective non·cal·cu·la·tive, adjective pre·cal·cu·la·tion, noun un·cal·cu·la·tive, adjective

Words nearby calculation

calculate, calculated, calculated risk, calculating, calculating machine, calculation, calculator, calculosis, calculous, calculus, calculus of finite differences

Example sentences from the Web for calculational

  • Horrocks was possessed of great ability in calculational astronomy also.

    Astronomy |David Todd

British Dictionary definitions for calculational

calculation
/ (ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the act, process, or result of calculating
an estimation of probability; forecast
careful planning or forethought, esp for selfish motives