Calculation

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

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.”

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