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calculation

cal·cu·la·tion

calculation

 
 
pronunciation:
kael ky leI shn
part of speech: noun
definition: the process of getting an answer to a number question by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing. The answer that is reached at the end of this process can also be called a calculation.
Figuring out how much money Matt's two brothers owed him required calculation.Lena's calculation of the score seemed wrong, so she added up all the numbers again.
synonyms:
counting
similar words:
outcome, sum