make+a+computation
61com|pute — «kuhm PYOOT», verb, put|ed, put|ing, noun. –v.t. to do by arithmetic; calculate; reckon: »Mother computed the cost of our trip. –v.i. to make a computation; reckon: »His failure to compu …
62Numerical error — In software engineering and mathematics, numerical error is the combined effect of two kinds of error in a calculation. The first is caused by the finite precision of computations involving floating point or integer values. The second usually… …
63calculate — /kal kyeuh layt /, v., calculated, calculating. v.t. 1. to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light. 2. to determine by reasoning, common sense, or practical experience; estimate; evaluate; gauge …
64calculate — I verb account, appraise, ascertain mathematically, assess, average out, cast accounts, cipher, computare, compute, consider, count, design, determine, devise, enumerate, estimate, evaluate, figure, figure out, form an estimate, furnish an… …
65calculate — I. v. a. 1. Compute, reckon, estimate, count, rate, cast. 2. Adjust, adapt, fit, suit. II. v. n. Tell, estimate, make a calculation, make a computation, cast accounts …
66calculate — [c]/ˈkælkjəleɪt / (say kalkyuhlayt) verb (calculated, calculating) –verb (t) 1. to ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: we must calculate how much we ve spent this month. 2. to make suitable, adapt, or fit for a purpose: *He said it as… …
67reckon — reckonable, adj. /rek euhn/, v.t. 1. to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount. 2. to esteem or consider; regard as: to be reckoned an authority in the field. 3. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose. v.i. 4. to… …
68reckon — reck•on [[t]ˈrɛk ən[/t]] v. t. 1) to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount 2) to esteem or consider; regard as; deem: to be reckoned an authority[/ex] 3) dial. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to think or suppose 4) to count; make …
69reckon — /ˈrɛkən / (say rekuhn) verb (t) 1. to count, compute, or calculate as to number or amount. 2. to esteem or consider (as stated): to be reckoned a wit. 3. Colloquial to think or suppose. –verb (i) 4. to count; make a computation or calculation. 5 …
70calculate — [kal′kyo͞o lāt΄, kal′kyəlāt΄] vt. calculated, calculating [< L calculatus, pp. of calculare, to reckon < calculus, pebble, stone used in doing arithmetic, dim. of calx, limestone: see CALCIUM] 1. to determine by using mathematics; compute 2 …
