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calculation
 
Noun calculation has 3 senses
  1. calculation, computation, computing - the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
    --1 is a kind of procedure, process
    --1 has particulars:
     transposition; number crunching; mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation; recalculation
    Derived forms: verb calculate3, verb calculate4, verb calculate2, verb calculate1
  2. calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
    --2 is a kind of problem solving
    --2 has particulars:
     extrapolation; interpolation; conversion; estimate, estimation, approximation, idea; derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative; integral
    Derived forms: verb calculate3, verb calculate1
  3. calculation, deliberation - planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"
    --3 is a kind of planning, preparation, provision
    Derived form: verb calculate4
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