Definition of Calculation
Calculation
cal·cu·la·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The act of calculating or computing something, especially a mathematical problem.
e.g. The engineer performed a complex calculation to determine the structural integrity.
(noun)
the action of carefully assessing, planning, and analyzing the possibilities, outcomes, and risks of a course of action or a situation;
e.g. According to her calculation, there will be minimal ill effects of this decision.
(noun)
the action of coldly and heartlessly analyzing or planning something with little to no emotion, to promote one's self-interests;
e.g. I could see that he was involved in a calculation of whether it would benefit him to help.
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