a mathematical determination of the size or number of something 计算 finding ways of saving money involves complicated calculations. 找出省钱方法涉及复杂的计算。 [mass noun]calculation of depreciation. 折旧计算。 ■(常作 calculations)an assessment of the risks, possibilities, or effects of a situation or course of action (对情况或行为的危险性、可能性或作用所作的)评估;估定;估计 decisions are shaped by political calculations. 决定受政治评估影响。
语源
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin calculatio(n-), from the verb calculare (see calculate)