CALCULATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does calculation mean?
• CALCULATION (noun)
The noun CALCULATION has 3 senses:
1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
3. planning something carefully and intentionally
Familiarity information: CALCULATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CALCULATION (noun)
Meaning:
The procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
calculation; computation; computing
Hypernyms ("calculation" is a kind of...):
procedure; process (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calculation"):
transposition ((mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign)
number crunching (performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations)
mathematical operation; mathematical process; operation ((mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods)
recalculation (the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data))
Meaning:
Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
figuring; reckoning; calculation; computation
Hypernyms ("calculation" is a kind of...):
problem solving (the thought processes involved in solving a problem)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calculation"):
derivative; derived function; differential; differential coefficient; first derivative (the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx)
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)
conversion (a change in the units or form of an expression:)
interpolation ((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known)
extrapolation ((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values)
integral (the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x))
Meaning:
Planning something carefully and intentionally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
calculation; deliberation
Context example:
it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting
Hypernyms ("calculation" is a kind of...):
planning; preparation; provision (the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening)
