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calculation

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
calculation /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/ noun
plural calculations
calculation
/ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/
noun
plural calculations
Learner's definition of CALCULATION
: a process or result of calculating something计算;计算结果
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[noncount]
: careful thought and planning that is done usually for selfish reasons自私的打算;算计
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TOEFL BNC: 3209 COCA: 4642

calculation

noun

cal·​cu·​la·​tion ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce calculation (audio)
1
a
: the process or an act of calculating
b
: the result of an act of calculating
2
a
: studied care in analyzing or planning
b
: cold heartless planning to promote self-interest
calculational
ˌkal-kyə-ˈlāsh-nəl How to pronounce calculation (audio)
-ˈlā-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Example Sentences

According to experts' calculations, that star will explode within two billion years. The computer can do millions of calculations each second. Careful calculation is required to determine the required amount of fuel. The book reveals the cold calculations that were behind the government's policies. His positions are based on political calculation of what voters want to hear.
Recent Examples on the Web The calculation is typically based on the number of years worked at the company, with employees being rewarded for their longevity with the same employer. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2022 Previous prime ministers have struggled with the calculation. Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Beginning with the current school year, total tuition generated by the Queretaro campus shall be calculated based on all student credit hours; in the initial agreement, the relevant calculation was based on 95% of student credit hours. Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2022 Many other scenarios involve more complex calculation. Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022 The Brookings Institution’s calculation that the cost of raising a child through high school is now more than $300,000 for a middle-income family is a poor estimate of the true opportunity cost of childbearing. WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Francesc Hernández, a professor of water economics at the university, based the calculation on the likely bill for damages if a forest fire destroyed the nearby towns and forests, together with the costs of putting it out. WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 Agrawal responded in a tweet thread several days later, reiterating Twitter's calculation that fake and spam accounts make up less than 5% of mDAU and defending the company's measurement. Clare Duffy, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 That said, interest continues to accrue, so make the calculation carefully. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of calculation was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 3209 COCA: 4642
calculation

noun¹

1act of calculating/sum calculated計算;計算總額ADJECTIVE | VERB + CALCULATION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEaccurate, correct, exact, precise精確的計算an exact calculation of the amount spent so far對目前花費總額的確切計算Your calculations are correct.你的計算是正確的。incorrect, wrong錯誤的計算It turned out that our calculations were incorrect.結果證明我們計算錯了。approximate, rough粗略的計算Even a rough calculation shows that you have spent too much.即使是粗略計算,你花銷也太大。complex, complicated, detailed複雜的計算;詳細的計算simple簡單計算quick快速計算mental心算arithmetical, mathematical, numerical, statistical算術運算;數學運算;數字運算;統計計算economic, financial經濟/財務核算VERB + CALCULATIONdo, make, perform計算She did a rapid calculation in her head.她在腦中快速計算了一番。We cannot make a precise calculation of the price until we have all the costs.除非我們知道所有成本,否則不能準確地計算出價格。base on sth根據⋯的計算The calculations are based on average annual data.這些計算結果是根據年度平均數據得來的。PHRASESa method of calculation計算方法
calculation

noun²

2careful planning to get what you want自私的打算ADJECTIVE | ... OF CALCULATION ADJECTIVEcold, cool, rational冷酷的算計;理性的算計... OF CALCULATIONact一種自私的算計an act of cold calculation自私冷漠的算計

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