calculation
noun /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn/
- [countable, uncountable] the act or process of using numbers to find out an amount
- Cathy did a rough calculation.
- By my calculation(s), we made a profit of £20 000 last year.
- Our guess was confirmed by calculation.
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheory- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementc1- If your calculations are correct, then we will make a large profit.
- It turned out that our calculations were incorrect.
- She did a rapid calculation in her head.
- The calculations are based on average annual data.
- We cannot make a precise calculation of the price until we have all the costs.
- an exact calculation of the amount spent so far
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- correct
- exact
- …
- do
- make
- perform
- …
- a method of calculation
- [countable, uncountable] the process of using your judgement to decide what the results would be of doing something
- Decisions are shaped by political calculations.
- [uncountable] (disapproving) careful planning for yourself without caring about other people
- an act of cold calculation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- cool
- rational
- …
- act
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin calculatio(n-), from the verb calculare, from calculus ‘a small pebble ’(as used on an abacus).