CALCULATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calculation mean? 

• CALCULATION (noun)
  The noun CALCULATION has 3 senses:

1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

3. planning something carefully and intentionally

  Familiarity information: CALCULATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALCULATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

calculation; computation; computing

Hypernyms ("calculation" is a kind of...):

procedure; process (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calculation"):

transposition ((mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign)

number crunching (performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations)

mathematical operation; mathematical process; operation ((mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods)

recalculation (the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data))

Derivation:

calculate (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

calculate (judge to be probable)

calculate (predict in advance)

calculate (keep an account of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning

Hypernyms ("calculation" is a kind of...):

problem solving (the thought processes involved in solving a problem)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calculation"):

extrapolation ((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values)

interpolation ((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known)

conversion (a change in the units or form of an expression:)

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

derivative; derived function; differential; differential coefficient; first derivative (the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx)

integral (the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x))

Derivation:

calculate (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

calculate (keep an account of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Planning something carefully and intentionally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

calculation; deliberation

Context example:

it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting

Hypernyms ("calculation" is a kind of...):

planning; preparation; provision (the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening)

Derivation:

calculate (predict in advance)

 Context examples 

A dose calculation unit expressed in grams per milliliter, divided by milligram per kilogram.

(Gram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)

A dose calculation unit expressed in grams per milliliter, divided by milligram per kilogram per day.

(Gram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram Per Day, NCI Thesaurus)

Gram per kilogram is also used as a dose calculation unit to express a quantity of substance in grams per one kilogram of body mass.

(Gram per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)

A dose calculation unit expressed in gram(s) per gram per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.

(Gram per Gram per Day, NCI Thesaurus)

A dose calculation unit expressed in gram(s) per cage.

(Gram per Cage, NCI Thesaurus)

The unit is also used as a dose calculation unit.

(Gram per Gram, NCI Thesaurus)

Also used as a dose calculation unit to express quantity of an agent in grams per body surface area in square meters.

(Gram per Square Meter, NCI Thesaurus)

A dose calculation unit expressed in gram(s) per square meter per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.

(Gram per Square Meter per Day, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A dose calculation unit expressed in hours times micrograms per milliliter, divided by milligram per kilogram per day.

(Hour Times Microgram Per Milliliter Per Milligram Per Kilogram Per Day, NCI Thesaurus)

A dose calculation unit expressed in microgram(s) per animal.

(Microgram per Animal, NCI Thesaurus)