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calculation noun

  /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃən/ , /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/ , /ˌkælkjəˈlæɪʃən/
  • (chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
 laskeminen, lasku, laskenta
  • (countable) An expectation based on circumstances.
 laskelma
  • (mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.
  • (countable) Reckoning, estimate.
 laskelma, lasku

calculate verb

  /ˈkælkjəleɪt/ , /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/
  • (transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
  • To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of.
 laskea
  • (intransitive, US, dialect) To plan; to expect; to think.
 laskelmoida, suunnitella

calculator noun

  /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/ , /ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/ , [ˈkʰæɫ.kjəˌleɪ̯.ɾɚ]
  • A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.
 laskin, laskukone
  • A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
 laskelmoija, taulukko
  • (dated) A person who performs mathematical calculation.
 laskija
  • (obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.
 laskuri

calculating adjective

  • (especially of a person) Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
 laskelmoiva
mental calculation
päässälasku
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