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Calculation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Calculation : (noun)
1: the procedure of calculating; determining something by
mathematical or logical methods [syn: computation, computing]
2: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities [syn: computation,
figuring, reckoning]
3: planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the
deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: deliberation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
The mountain is not so his calculation makes it.
--Boyle.
2. An expectation based on circumstances.
The lazy gossips of the port, Abhorrent of a
calculation crost, Began to chafe as at a personal
wrong. --Tennyson.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Calculation |
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ChanaRo: Dosage Calculation test done...now to wait on the edge of my seat for 2 weeks! |
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