Calculation

  • 41calculation — cal·cu·la·tion …

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  • 42calculation*/*/ — [ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C/U] numbers or symbols that you write when you are calculating something, or the process of calculating something a piece of paper covered with calculations[/ex] 2) [C] a judgment about what is likely to happen, based …

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  • 43calculation — cal•cu•la•tion [[t]ˌkæl kyəˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) math. the act or process of calculating; computation 2) the result of calculating 3) an estimate based on the known facts; forecast 4) forethought; prior or careful planning 5) scheming selfishness • …

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  • 44calculation — /kælkjəˈleɪʃən/ (say kalkyuh layshuhn) noun 1. the act or process of calculating; computation. 2. result or product of calculating. 3. an estimate based on the various facts in a case; a forecast. 4. forethought; prior or careful planning …

  • 45calculation — /ˌkælkjυ leɪʃ(ə)n/ noun the answer to a problem in mathematics ● According to my calculations, we have six months’ stock left. ♦ we are £20,000 out in our calculations we have made a mistake in our calculations and arrived at a figure which is… …

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  • 46calculation — n. 1 the act or process of calculating. 2 a result got by calculating. 3 a reckoning or forecast. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL calculatio (as CALCULATE) …

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  • 47floating point calculation — calculation operation of numbers containing decimals, calculation of fractional numbers …

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  • 48Economic calculation problem — The economic calculation problem is a criticism of socialist economics. It was first proposed by Ludwig von Mises in 1920 and later expounded by Friedrich Hayek.cite book title= Economic calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth accessdate=2008… …

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  • 49Mental calculation — comprises arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from calculators, computers, or pen and paper. People use mental calculation when computing tools are not available, when it is faster than other means of calculation… …

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  • 50Automatic calculation of particle interaction or decay — The automatic calculation of particle interaction or decay is part of the computational particle physics branch. It refers to computing tools that help calculating the complex particle interactions as studied in high energy physics, astroparticle …

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