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calculations

NOUN

computing, estimating amount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arithmetic computation counting estimate estimation forecast judgment prediction

STRONG

figuring reckoning summation

WEAK

adding ciphering dividing multiplying subtracting totaling

NOUN

computed or estimated amount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

computation estimate estimation forecast judgment prediction

STRONG

answer divination figuring prognosis prognostication reckoning reply

Antonyms

STRONG

question

NOUN

forethought

Synonyms

STRONGEST

planning thought

STRONG

caution circumspection contrivance deliberation discretion foresight precaution prudence

WEAK

canniness

Antonyms

STRONG

carelessness imprudence indiscretion thoughtlessness

Example Sentences

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By some calculations, the world is missing between 10 million and 12 million barrels a day of those products.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Their work shows that the long debated mismatch between theory and experiment was likely caused by limitations in earlier calculations rather than evidence of unknown physics.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Parents the BBC spoke to say they do not dispute paying child maintenance, but they do dispute the accuracy of calculations and enforcement action being taken before appeals were resolved.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

This more versatile approach uses ultracold electrical circuits to store data, and timed pulses of microwave energy to perform calculations.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The book showed how useful Arabic numerals were for doing complex calculations, and the Italian merchants and bankers quickly seized upon the new system, zero included.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife