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calculationthe process of using numbers to find out an amount, price, or value

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the process of using numbers to find out an amount, price, or value

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 계산, 산출

Korean pronunciation: 캘큘**레이**션

Example Sentences

  • My calculation shows that if I skip lunch for 30 days, I can afford that expensive gaming chair.
  • The engineer's calculations were so precise that the bridge was completed exactly on schedule.
  • According to my wife's calculations, I owe her approximately 847 back massages.

calculation

NOUN

//ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən//

the process of using numbers to find out an amount, price, or value

calculation concept
💡 Concept

the process of using numbers to find out an amount, price, or value

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootcalcul
Suffix--ation

Origin

From Latin 'calculatio' derived from 'calculare' meaning 'to count or reckon', which comes from 'calculus' meaning 'pebble' (used for counting in ancient times).

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🎵Rhyme

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creation
education

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My calculation shows that if I skip lunch for 30 days, I can afford that expensive gaming chair.

The engineer's calculations were so precise that the bridge was completed exactly on schedule.

😄 Fun example

According to my wife's calculations, I owe her approximately 847 back massages.

The financial calculation revealed significant cost savings in the new budget proposal.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

computationestimationreckoningfiguring

Antonyms

guessassumptionspeculation

Related

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