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calculation.

The act or process of calculating.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃn̩/Canada, General-American/ˌkælkjəˈlæɪʃən/Australia
  1. The act or process of calculating.

    uncountable
  2. The result of calculating.

    countable
  3. Reckoning, estimate.

    countable
    By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
  4. An expectation based on circumstances.

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

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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