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Webster 1828 Edition


Calculalation

CALCULALATION

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Noun.
1.
The art, practice or manner of computing by numbers. The use of numbers, by addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, for the purpose of arriving at a certain result. Thus computations in astronomy and geometry for making tables of numbers are called calculations.
2.
The result of an arithmetical operation; computation; reckoning.
3.
Estimate formed in the mind by comparing the various circumstances and facts which influence its determination.