Definition of calculation - WordReference.com Dictionary

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calculation
A	noun
	1	calculation, computation, computing
			the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚procedure; process ╚calculation, computation, computing ╚recalculation ╚mathematical process; mathematical operation; operation ╚number crunching ╚transposition
	2	calculation, deliberation
			planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚higher cognitive process ╚thinking; thought; cerebration; intellection; mentation ╚planning; preparation; provision ╚calculation, deliberation
	3	calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
			problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚higher cognitive process ╚thinking; thought; cerebration; intellection; mentation ╚problem solving ╚calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning ╚integral ╚derived function; derivative; differential coefficient; differential; first derivative ╚estimate; estimation; approximation; idea ╚conversion ╚interpolation ╚extrapolation

high-stakes risk calculation
prudent calculation
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