Calculation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations

English

Noun

calculation (countable and uncountable; plural calculations)

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The act or process of calculating.

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The result of calculating.

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Reckoning, estimate.

1. By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.

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An expectation based on circumstances.

Synonyms

• (act or process of calculating): calculating, computation, computing, reckoning (old)
• (estimate): estimate, guess, reckoning

Translations

act or process of calculating

Finnish: laskeminen, laskenta, lasku

result of calculating

Finnish: laskelma, lasku

reckoning, estimate

Finnish: laskelma, lasku

expectation based on circumstances

Finnish: laskelma

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