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(kælkjʊleɪʃən)
Word forms: plural calculations
1. variable noun
A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically.
Leonard made a rapid calculation: he'd never make it in time.
...the calculation of their assets. [+ of]
2. variable noun
A calculation is something that you think carefully about and arrive at a conclusion on after having considered all the relevant factors.
For the President, the calculations are equally difficult. If the peacekeeping operationgoes wrong, he risks appearing weak.
3. uncountable noun
If you describe someone's behaviour as calculation, you are criticizing them because they seem to think only of themselves and not of other people.
[disapproval]
...cold, unspeakably cruel calculation.
Synonyms: planning, intention, deliberation, foresight More Synonyms of calculation
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calculation in British English

(ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the act, process, or result of calculating
2. 
an estimation of probability; forecast
3. 
careful planning or forethought, esp for selfish motives

calculation in American English

(ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃən; ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən)
noun
1. 
the act or process of calculating
2. 
something deduced by calculating; estimate; plan
3. 
careful planning or forethought, esp. with selfish motives
Derived forms
calculative (ˈcalcuˌlative) (ˌkælkjuˈleɪtɪv; ˌkælkjəˌleɪtɪv)
adjective

COBUILD Collocations
calculation

complex calculation
mathematical calculation
perform a calculation
rough calculation

Examples of 'calculation' in a sentence
calculation

If culture has a sporting location it lies somewhere between the fiercely determined and the cold calculation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They had six minutes to make their calculations.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That explains the political calculation behind her two speeches.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The fiscal watchdog will base its calculation on the share price nearer to when it publishes its forecast.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Its calculations are based on those areas that need the least increase in space to make a profit if the new property is sold.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All right, let's do a simple calculation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This method of calculation gives those who appear often an advantage.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Official calculations suggest that the welfare bill has ballooned in recent times.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
 Show clearly your calculation and how you use the graph to obtain your answer.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is taxation as pure political calculation.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These people have made the wrong calculation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There is no particular evidence that the bases of his calculations are right or wrong.
Radford, Tim & Leggett, Jeremy The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium (1990)
Thus any calculation of results and expenditure is inevitably distorted.
Aganbegyan, Abel Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990)
We do not make conscious calculations each time we make a friend or do a favour.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He will have worked his way up by cautious conservatism and careful calculation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It should be based on a cold calculation of national interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
One problem is that the calculation gives perverse results when companies have destroyed shareholder value.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Gross rental yield is a simple calculation of the annual rent achievable as a percentage of the purchase price.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This was all about political calculation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His calculation was a simple one.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
So, once you have its size and shape you can begin to make some calculations.
Kitto, Dick Planning the Organic Vegetable Garden (1986)
It seems the calculation depends on measuring the positions of marshmallows that don't melt.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The company disputes calculations about the value of its assets, potential efficiency savings and inflation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Our calculations suggest that they are responsible for 18% of the global warming we are experiencing.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Rather, she didn't make any calculation at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
calculation

British English: calculation /ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən/ NOUN
A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically.
The machine does the calculations.
  • American English: calculation
  • Arabic: حُسْبان
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cálculo
  • Chinese: 计算
  • Croatian: računica
  • Czech: výpočet
  • Danish: beregning
  • Dutch: berekening
  • European Spanish: cálculo
  • Finnish: laskelma
  • French: calcul
  • German: Berechnung
  • Greek: υπολογισμός
  • Italian: calcolo
  • Japanese: 計算
  • Korean: 계산
  • Norwegian: utregning
  • Polish: obliczenie
  • European Portuguese: cálculo
  • Romanian: calcul
  • Russian: расчет
  • Latin American Spanish: cálculo
  • Swedish: beräkning
  • Thai: การคำนวณ
  • Turkish: hesaplama
  • Ukrainian: розрахунок
  • Vietnamese: sự tính toán

Chinese translation of 'calculation'

calculation

(kælkjuˈleɪʃən)

n

  1. (c/u) (Math) 计(計)算 (jìsuàn)
  2. (c/u) (= estimate) 预(預)测(測) (yùcè)
  3. (u) (= selfishness) 自私的打算 (zìsī de dǎsuàn)
1 (noun) 
Definition
the act or result of calculating
He made a quick calculation on a scrap of paper.
Synonyms
computation
working out
reckoning
By my reckoning we were seven or eight kilometres away.
figuring
estimate
This figure is five times the original estimate.
forecast
judgment
estimation
estimations of pre-tax profits of £12.5 million
result
answer
2 (noun) 
Definition
selfish scheming
an act of cold, unspeakably cruel calculation
Synonyms
planning
The trip needs careful planning.
intention
deliberation
His decision was the result of great deliberation.
foresight
They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
contrivance
forethought
With a little forethought many accidents could be avoided.
circumspection
premeditation
The judge concluded that there was insufficient evidence of premeditation.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of deliberation
Definition
careful consideration
His decision was the result of great deliberation.
Synonyms
consideration,
thought,
reflection,
study,
speculation,
calculation,
meditation,
forethought,
circumspection,
cogitation
in the sense of estimate
Definition
an approximate calculation
This figure is five times the original estimate.
Synonyms
approximate calculation,
guess,
reckoning,
assessment,
judgment,
evaluation,
valuation,
appraisal,
educated guess,
guesstimate (informal),
rough calculation,
ballpark figure (informal),
approximate cost,
approximate price,
appraisement
in the sense of estimation
Definition
the act of estimating
estimations of pre-tax profits of £12.5 million
Synonyms
estimate,
reckoning,
assessment,
appreciation,
valuation,
appraisal,
guesstimate (informal),
ballpark figure (informal)

Synonyms of 'calculation'

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