'Calculation' definitions:

Definition of 'calculation'

(from WordNet)
noun
The procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: calculation, computation, computing]
noun
Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning]
noun
Planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: calculation, deliberation]

Definition of 'Calculation'

From: GCIDE
  • Calculation \Cal`cu*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [OE. calculation, fr. L. calculatio; cf. OF. calcucation.]
  • 1. The act or process, or the result, of calculating; computation; reckoning, estimate. "The calculation of eclipses." --Nichol. [1913 Webster]
  • The mountain is not so his calculation makes it. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An expectation based on circumstances. [1913 Webster]
  • The lazy gossips of the port, Abhorrent of a calculation crost, Began to chafe as at a personal wrong. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'calculation'

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