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calculation

/ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃn̩/

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What does calculation mean?

noun

  1. The act or process of calculating.
  2. The result of calculating.
  3. Reckoning, estimate.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. An expectation based on circumstances.
  2. The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

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/ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃn̩/

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Is not the power of the governor, in this article, on a calculation of political consequences, greater than that of the President?
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
If all our institutions are based upon an error in calculation, does it not follow that these institutions are so many shams?
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360
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The altitude of the sun at noon is found, and by a short calculation the position of the ship can be ascertained.
Samuel SmilesMen of Invention and IndustryProject Gutenberg ebook #725
So again, when men make mistakes in calculation, they have one set of figures in their mind, and another on the paper.
Benedictus de SpinozaEthics — Part 2Translated by R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro) ElwesProject Gutenberg ebook #920
To make this principle practicable he must renounce every absolute necessity of a result, and throw out of the calculation remote contingencies.
Carl von ClausewitzOn WarTranslated by J. J. (James John) GrahamProject Gutenberg ebook #1946