calculation — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The act or process of calculating.

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2. The result of calculating.

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   Beispiele

   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.

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   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.

3. Reckoning, estimate.

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   Beispiele

   By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.

4. An expectation based on circumstances.

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5. The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

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Substantiv

1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

   Synonyme

   computationcomputing

   Oberbegriffe

   procedureprocess

2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

   Synonyme

   computationfiguringreckoning

   Oberbegriffe

   problem solving

3. planning something carefully and intentionally

   Synonyme

   deliberation

   Oberbegriffe

   planningpreparationprovision

   Beispiele

   it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting