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Meaning of Calculation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩

Definitions

  1. The act or process of calculating.
    uncountable
  2. The result of calculating.
    countable
  3. Reckoning, estimate.
    countable
  4. An expectation based on circumstances.
    countable
  5. The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca hesablama
Беларуская разлік
Български изчисление
Català càlcul
Čeština kalkulace vypočet
Dansk kalkulation
Deutsch Berechnung
Ελληνικά υπολογισμός
Esperanto kalkulado kalkulo
فارسی محاسبه
Français calcul
Gaeilge ríomh suim
Gàidhlig tomhas
Galego calculo
हिन्दी गणना
Magyar számítás
Italiano conto
日本語 計算
Қазақша есеп есептеу
ខ្មែរ គណនា
한국어 계산
Latina calculatio
Malti ħsieb
Slovenčina kalkulácia
Soomaali xisaab
Српски калкулација
Tagalog pagtaya taya
Türkçe hesap hesaplama sonuç tahmin

Examples

“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.”
“Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.”
“By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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