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/ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/
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CMU ARPABET:
K AE2 L K Y AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N
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The act or process of calculating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
The result of calculating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Reckoning, estimate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
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Antonyms: none provided
An expectation based on circumstances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: computation, computing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: procedure, process
Narrower terms: transposition, number crunching, mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation, recalculation
planning something carefully and intentionally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deliberation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: planning, preparation, provision
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: computation, figuring, reckoning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: problem solving
Narrower terms: extrapolation, interpolation, conversion, estimate, estimation, approximation, idea, derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative, integral
From Middle English calculation, borrowed from Latin calculatio, calculationis. Morphologically calculate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations 153 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
berekening
— act or process of calculating
Arabic :
حَسْب
(ḥasb)
— act or process of calculating
Arabic :
مُحَاسَبَة
(muḥāsaba)
— act or process of calculating
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic :
ܚܲܫܒܲܢܬܵܐ
(ḳāšbānta)
— act or process of calculating
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic :
ܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ
(ḳušbana)
— act or process of calculating
Armenian :
հաշիվ
(hašiv)
— act or process of calculating
Armenian :
հաշվում
(hašvum)
— act or process of calculating
Armenian :
հաշվարկ
(hašvark)
— act or process of calculating
Azerbaijani :
hesablama
— act or process of calculating
Belarusian :
вылічэ́нне
(vyličénnje)
— act or process of calculating
Belarusian :
разраху́нак
(razraxúnak)
— act or process of calculating
Belarusian :
разлі́к
(razlík)
— act or process of calculating
Bulgarian :
изчисле́ние
(izčislénie)
— act or process of calculating
Catalan :
càlcul
— act or process of calculating
Chinese Mandarin :
計算 /计算
(jìsuàn)
— act or process of calculating
Czech :
výpočet
— act or process of calculating
Czech :
propočet
— act or process of calculating
Czech :
kalkulace
— act or process of calculating
Danish :
beregning
— act or process of calculating
Danish :
udregning
— act or process of calculating
Danish :
kalkulation
— act or process of calculating
Esperanto :
kalkulado
— act or process of calculating
Finnish :
laskeminen
— act or process of calculating
Finnish :
laskenta
— act or process of calculating
Finnish :
lasku
— act or process of calculating
French :
calcul
— act or process of calculating
Galician :
cálculo
— act or process of calculating
German :
Berechnung
— act or process of calculating
Greek :
υπολογισμός
(ypologismós)
— act or process of calculating
Ancient Greek :
συλλογισμός
(sullogismós)
— act or process of calculating
Hebrew :
חִשׁוּב \ חישוב
(khishuv)
— act or process of calculating
Hindi :
गणना
(gaṇnā)
— act or process of calculating
Hungarian :
számítás
— act or process of calculating
Ido :
kalkulo
— act or process of calculating
Irish :
ríomh
— act or process of calculating
Italian :
conto
— act or process of calculating
Japanese :
計算
(keisan)
— act or process of calculating
Kazakh :
есептеу
(esepteu)
— act or process of calculating
Kazakh :
есеп
(esep)
— act or process of calculating
Khmer :
គណនា
(kĕəʼnaʼniə)
— act or process of calculating
Korean :
계산
(gyesan)
— act or process of calculating
Kyrgyz :
эсептөө
(eseptöö)
— act or process of calculating
Kyrgyz :
эсепчил
(esepcil)
— act or process of calculating
Latin :
calculātiō
— act or process of calculating
Macedonian :
пресметка
(presmetka)
— act or process of calculating
Macedonian :
калкулација
(kalkulacija)
— act or process of calculating
Maltese :
ħsieb
— act or process of calculating
Maltese :
taħsib
— act or process of calculating
Maltese :
kalkolu
— act or process of calculating
Māori :
tātaitanga
— act or process of calculating
Middle English :
calculation
— act or process of calculating
Norwegian Bokmål :
beregning
— act or process of calculating
Pashto :
محاسبه
(mahāseba, mohāseba)
— act or process of calculating
Persian :
محاسبه
(mohâsebe)
— act or process of calculating
Persian :
انگاره
(angāre)
— act or process of calculating
Persian :
اشمارش
(ošmāreš)
— act or process of calculating
Polish :
obliczenie
— act or process of calculating
Polish :
obrachunek
— act or process of calculating
Polish :
kalkulacja
— act or process of calculating
Portuguese :
cálculo
— act or process of calculating
Romanian :
calculare
— act or process of calculating
Romanian :
calcul
— act or process of calculating
Romanian :
calculație
— act or process of calculating
Russian :
вычисле́ние
(vyčislénije)
— act or process of calculating
Russian :
исчисле́ние
(isčislénije)
— act or process of calculating
Russian :
расчёт
(rasčót)
— act or process of calculating
Russian :
подсчёт
(podsčót)
— act or process of calculating
Sanskrit :
गणन
(gaṇana)
— act or process of calculating
Scottish Gaelic :
tomhas
— act or process of calculating
Slovak :
výpočet
— act or process of calculating
Slovak :
prepočet
— act or process of calculating
Slovak :
kalkulácia
— act or process of calculating
Somali :
xisaab
— act or process of calculating
Spanish :
cálculo
— act or process of calculating
Spanish :
calculación
— act or process of calculating
Swedish :
beräkning
— act or process of calculating
Swedish :
räknande
— act or process of calculating
Tagalog :
taya
— act or process of calculating
Tagalog :
pagtaya
— act or process of calculating
Tagalog :
asok
— act or process of calculating
Tajik :
муҳосиба
(muhosiba)
— act or process of calculating
Tamil :
கணித்தல்
(kaṇittal)
— act or process of calculating
Thai :
การคํานวณ
(gaan-kam-nuuan)
— act or process of calculating
Turkish :
hesaplama
— act or process of calculating
Ottoman Turkish :
حساب
(hisab)
— act or process of calculating
Ottoman Turkish :
صان
(san)
— act or process of calculating
Turkmen :
hasaplama
— act or process of calculating
Turkmen :
rasçýot
— act or process of calculating
Ukrainian :
обчи́слення
(občýslennja)
— act or process of calculating
Ukrainian :
ви́рахування
(výraxuvannja)
— act or process of calculating
Ukrainian :
ви́лічення
(výličennja)
— act or process of calculating
Ukrainian :
обчи́слювання
(občýsljuvannja)
— act or process of calculating
Ukrainian :
обчисля́ння
(občysljánnja)
— act or process of calculating
Ukrainian :
розраху́нок
(rozraxúnok)
— act or process of calculating
Uzbek :
hisoblash
— act or process of calculating
Armenian :
հաշվարկ
(hašvark)
— result of calculating
Czech :
výpočet
— result of calculating
Danish :
kalkule
— result of calculating
Farefare :
kɛkrɛ
— result of calculating
Finnish :
laskelma
— result of calculating
Finnish :
lasku
— result of calculating
Hebrew :
חִשׁוּב \ חישוב
(khishuv)
— result of calculating
Ido :
kalkulo
— result of calculating
Irish :
suim
— result of calculating
Italian :
conto
— result of calculating
Norwegian Bokmål :
beregning
— result of calculating
Portuguese :
cômputo
— result of calculating
Russian :
расчёт
(rasčót)
— result of calculating
Spanish :
cálculo
— result of calculating
Spanish :
cómputo
— result of calculating
Spanish :
calculación
— result of calculating
Swedish :
uträkning
— result of calculating
Tagalog :
taya
— result of calculating
Turkish :
sonuç
— result of calculating
Ukrainian :
розраху́нок
(rozraxúnok)
— result of calculating
Ukrainian :
обчи́слення
(občýslennja)
— result of calculating
Armenian :
հաշվարկ
(hašvark)
— reckoning, estimate
Bulgarian :
разче́т
(razčét)
— reckoning, estimate
Danish :
berebning
— reckoning, estimate
Esperanto :
kalkulo
— reckoning, estimate
Finnish :
laskelma
— reckoning, estimate
Finnish :
lasku
— reckoning, estimate
Hebrew :
חִשׁוּב \ חישוב
(khishuv)
— reckoning, estimate
Italian :
conto
— reckoning, estimate
Māori :
tātaitanga
— reckoning, estimate
Norwegian Bokmål :
beregning
— reckoning, estimate
Portuguese :
cálculo
— reckoning, estimate
Portuguese :
cômputo
— reckoning, estimate
Portuguese :
apuração
— reckoning, estimate
Russian :
расчёт
(rasčót)
— reckoning, estimate
Scottish Gaelic :
tomhas
— reckoning, estimate
Spanish :
cálculo
— reckoning, estimate
Spanish :
calculación
— reckoning, estimate
Swedish :
beräkning
— reckoning, estimate
Swedish :
uträkning
— reckoning, estimate
Tamil :
கணித்தல்
(kaṇittal)
— reckoning, estimate
Tamil :
கணிப்பு
(kaṇippu)
— reckoning, estimate
Turkish :
hesap
— reckoning, estimate
Turkish :
tahmin
— reckoning, estimate
Ottoman Turkish :
حساب
(hisab)
— reckoning, estimate
Ottoman Turkish :
صان
(san)
— reckoning, estimate
Ukrainian :
розраху́нок
(rozraxúnok)
— reckoning, estimate
Armenian :
հաշվարկ
(hašvark)
— expectation based on circumstances
Bulgarian :
предположе́ние
(predpoložénie)
— expectation based on circumstances
Finnish :
laskelma
— expectation based on circumstances
Polish :
kalkulacja
— expectation based on circumstances
Russian :
предположе́ние
(predpoložénije)
— expectation based on circumstances
Russian :
расчёт
(rasčót)
— expectation based on circumstances
Scottish Gaelic :
tomhas
— expectation based on circumstances
Spanish :
conjetura
— expectation based on circumstances
Spanish :
cálculo
— expectation based on circumstances
Turkish :
hesap
— expectation based on circumstances
Ukrainian :
розраху́нок
(rozraxúnok)
— expectation based on circumstances
