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calculation

Pronunciation: /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/

The English word “calculation” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act or process of calculating.
  2. The result of calculating.
  3. Reckoning, estimate.
  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.

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