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noun act of calculating/sum calculated ADJ. accurate, correct, exact, precise an exact calculation of the amount spent so far If your calculations are correct, then we will make a large profit. | incorrect, wrong It turned out that our calculations were incorrect. | approximate, rough Even a rough calculation shows that you have spent too much. | complex, detailed | simple | quick, rapid | arithmetical, mathematical | economic, financial VERB + CALCULATION do, make She did a rapid calculation in her head. We cannot make a precise calculation of the price until we have all the costs. PHRASES a method of calculation careful planning to get what you want ADJ. cold, cool QUANT. act an act of cold calculation
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calculation
verbs
do/make a calculation
• The children should be able to do that calculation in their heads.
perform a calculation
formal (= do one )
• Computers can perform calculations very quickly.
adjectives
a simple calculation
• A simple calculation will show that these figures are incorrect.
a rough calculation
(= not very detailed or exact )
• I made a few rough calculations of how much it would cost.
a quick/rapid calculation
• He did a rapid calculation.
a detailed calculation
• Your report must be supported by detailed calculations.
complex calculations
• Computers can be used to handle complex calculations.
mathematical calculations
• pages of mathematical calculations
somebody's calculations are right/correct/accurate
• Fortunately his calculations were accurate.
somebody's calculations are wrong/inaccurate
• Some of our calculations were wrong.
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