calculation

Other forms of calculation

plural

calculations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about calculation

What does calculation mean?

calculation means "the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in calculation?

calculation has 4 syllables: cal-cu-la-tion. The stress falls on "la". In IPA it is /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/.

What is another word for calculation?

Close synonyms include computation, computing, computation, figuring, reckoning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is calculation a common word?

calculation is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with calculation?

65 words rhyme with calculation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.