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cal⋅cu⋅la⋅tion
[kal-kyuh-ley-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | the act or process of calculating; computation. |
| 2. | the result or product of calculating: His calculations agree with ours. |
| 3. | an estimate based on the known facts; forecast: Her calculation of the building costs proved quite accurate. |
| 4. | forethought; prior or careful planning. |
| 5. | scheming selfishness. |
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Calculation
Cal`cu*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [OE. calculation, fr. L. calculatio; cf. OF. calcucation.]1. The act or process, or the result, of calculating; computation; reckoning, estimate. "The calculation of eclipses." --Nichol. The mountain is not so his calculation makes it. --Boyle. 2. An expectation based on circumstances. The lazy gossips of the port, Abhorrent of a calculation crost, Began to chafe as at a personal wrong. --Tennyson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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calculation
1393, from L.L. calculationem, from calculare, from L. calculus "reckoning, account," originally "pebble used in counting," dim. of calx (gen. calcis) "limestone." Calculating "shrewd, selfish" is from 1809. Calculator "adding machine" is from 1784; application to the electronic form is from 1946.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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