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CALCULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
Synonyms:
calculation; computation; computing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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))
Derivation:
calculate (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
calculate (judge to be probable)
calculate (predict in advance)
calculate (keep an account of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Planning something carefully and intentionally
Example:
it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting
Synonyms:
calculation; deliberation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
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)
Derivation:
calculate (predict in advance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
Synonyms:
calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
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"):
extrapolation ((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values)
interpolation ((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known)
conversion (a change in the units or form of an expression:)
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)
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)
integral (the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x))
Derivation:
calculate (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
calculate (keep an account of)
Context examples:
A dose calculation unit expressed in hours times micrograms per milliliter, divided by milligram per kilogram.
(Hour Times Microgram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit expressed in hours times grams per milliliter, divided by milligram per kilogram per day.
(Hour Times Gram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram Per Day, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit expressed in hours times grams per milliliter, divided by milligram per kilogram.
(Hour Times Gram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit expressed in gram(s) per animal per period of time equal to seven days.
(Gram per Animal per Week, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit expressed in gram(s) per animal per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.
(Gram per Animal per Day, NCI Thesaurus)
A statistical calculation describing the central tendency of a set of numbers; used to interpret quantitative data.
(Average, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit expressed in capsule(s) per animal.
(Capsule per Animal, NCI Thesaurus)
These calculations show that the practices of sowing and harvesting water on Sierra Nevada date back about 1,300 years.
(Researchers demonstrate that Sierra Nevada is home to the oldest underground water recharge system in Europe, University of Granada)
My faults, according to this calculation, are heavy indeed!
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
The orbit calculations revealed beyond any doubt that this body did not originate from inside the Solar System, like all other asteroids or comets ever observed, but instead had come from interstellar space.
(ESO Observations Show First Interstellar Asteroid is Like Nothing Seen Before, ESO)
