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mental calculation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mental arithmetic, mental math

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حساب ذهني — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Bulgarian: смятане наум (smjatane naum) — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Catalan: càlcul mental — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Chinese Cantonese: 心算 (sam1 syun3) — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心算 (xīnsuàn) — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Dutch: hoofdrekenen — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Finnish: päässälasku — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • French: calcul mental — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Galician: cálculo mental — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • German: Kopfrechnen — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Greek: νοεροί υπολογισμοί (noeroí ypologismoí) — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Hebrew: חישוב בעל־פה — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Hindi: मनगणित (managṇit) — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Hungarian: fejszámolás — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Indonesian: aritmetika cepat — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Indonesian: congak — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Italian: calcolo mentale — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Japanese: 暗算 — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Korean: 암산 (amsan) — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Malay: congak — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Norman: caltchul du sens d'sa tête — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Norwegian: hoderegning — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Persian: محاسبه ذهنی — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Portuguese: cálculo mental — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Portuguese: conta de cabeça — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Russian: устный счёт (ustnyj sčot) — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Serbo-Croatian: ментална аритметикa — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Spanish: cálculo mental — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Swedish: huvudräkning — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Tamil: மனக்கணக்கு (maṉakkaṇakku) — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Ukrainian: усні обчислення (usni občyslennja) — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Vietnamese: tính nhẩm — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator
  • Waray-Waray: kalkulasyon ha huna-huna — arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator