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calculatory

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cal⋅cu⋅la⋅tion

[kal-kyuh-ley-shuhn]
–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.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL calculātiōn- (s. of calculātiō reckoning). See calculate, -ion


cal⋅cu⋅la⋅tive [kal-kyuh-ley-tiv, ‑luh-tiv] , cal⋅cu⋅la⋅tion⋅al, cal⋅cu⋅la⋅to⋅ry [kal-kyuh-luh-tawr-ee, ‑tohr-ee] , adjective
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Word Origin & History

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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