Calculation (Noun)
Meaning 1
Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
The procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- The team made a series of complex calculations to determine the exact trajectory of the spacecraft.
- The calculation of the tax owed on the inheritance was a daunting task due to the many variables involved.
- Her calculation that the business would break even within a year proved to be overly optimistic.
- The scientist spent months refining her calculation of the effects of climate change on sea levels.
- The computer program was designed to perform the calculation of stress loads on the bridge's support beams.
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Meaning 3
Planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.