English Dictionary

calculation

/kælkjuˈleɪʃən/

noun

(mathematics, uncountable) The act or process of calculating. / (mathematics, countable) The result of calculating. / (countable) Reckoning, estimate. / (countable) An expectation based on circumstances.

I need to do a calculation to figure out the total cost.

意味（1）

(mathematics, uncountable) The act or process of calculating.

意味（2）

(mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.

As a check on these calculations we note that the total probability for 0, 1, 2, or 3 successes must be one since there are no other possibilities.

意味（3）

(countable) Reckoning, estimate.

By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.

意味（4）

(countable) An expectation based on circumstances.

意味（5）

(chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.