calculation
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩//
- Canada//ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃn̩//
- Australia//ˌkælkjəˈlæɪʃən//
The act or process of calculating.
noun
- 1
The act or process of calculating.
- 2
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.
Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.
- 3
Reckoning, estimate.
By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
- 4
An expectation based on circumstances.
- 5
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.
Forms
- plural
- calculations