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[kom-pyoo-tey-shuhn] 
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| Main Entry: |
computation
[kom-pyoo-tey-shuhn]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | performing arithmetic |
| Synonyms: | calculation, ciphering, computing, counting, data processing, estimating, estimation, figuring, gauge, guess, reckoning, summing, totalling |
| Antonyms: | conjecture, guesstimation |
| Main Entry: | arithmetic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mathematics |
| Synonyms: | addition, calculation, computation, division, estimation, figuring, multiplication, reckoning, subtraction |
| Main Entry: | assessment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evaluation |
| Synonyms: | appraisal, computation, determination, estimate, estimation, judgment, rating, reckoning, valuation, value judgment |
| Main Entry: | calculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | computing, estimating amount |
| Synonyms: | adding, arithmetic, ciphering, computation, counting, dividing, estimate, estimation, figuring, forecast, judgment, multiplying, prediction, reckoning, subtracting, summation, totaling |
| Main Entry: | calculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | computed or estimated amount |
| Synonyms: | answer, computation, divination, estimate, estimation, figuring, forecast, judgment, prediction, prognosis, prognostication, reckoning, reply |
| Main Entry: | count |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tally; number |
| Synonyms: | calculation, computation, enumeration, numbering, outcome, poll, reckoning, result, sum, toll, total, whole |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
| Main Entry: | estimation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, guess |
| Synonyms: | admiration, appraisal, appreciation, arithmetic, assessment, calculating, ciphering, computation, consideration, considered opinion, credit, esteem, estimate, estimating, evaluation, favor, figuring, impression, judgment, opinion, predicting, reckoning, regard, respect, stock, valuation, veneration, view |
| Notes: | estimate implies a calculation has been performed and it is on that basis that a judgment or valuation is being made, while estimation implies that an on-the-spot evaluation is being performed and that it is an opinion based on that evaluation; an estimate conveys a more reasoned or impersonal judgment than an estimation |
| Antonyms: | disbelief |
| Main Entry: | measurement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calculation |
| Synonyms: | altitude, amount, amplitude, analysis, appraisal, area, assessment, calibration, capacity, computation, degree, density, depth, determination, dimension, distance, estimation, evaluation, extent, frequency, height, judgment, length, magnitude, mass, measure, mensuration, metage, pitch, quantification, quantity, range, reach, scope, size, survey, thickness, time, valuation, volume, weight, width |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
| Main Entry: | order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arrangement, organization |
| Synonyms: | adjustment, aligning, array, assortment, cast, categorization, classification, codification, composition, computation, disposal, disposition, distribution, establishment, form, grouping, harmony, layout, line, lineup, management, method, neatness, ordering, orderliness, pattern, placement, plan, procedure, procession, progression, propriety, regularity, regulation, rule, scale, scheme, sequence, series, setup, standardization, structure, succession, symmetry, system, tidiness, uniformity |
| Antonyms: | confusion, disorder, disorganization, mess, muddle |
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