calculation

calculation
noun
  1. 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
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin calculatio(n-), from the verb calculare (see calculate)
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