calc

Number app, briefly

Calc is informal shorthand for calculation or calculator, common in technical and academic contexts: Let me run a quick calc, I left my calc at home.

In computing, calc refers to spreadsheet applications: Open the file in calc.

The word also appears in compound forms like precalc (precalculus).

math

calculated

Figured out mathematically

Newton · Leibniz · limit · function · variable · equation · formula · notation · theorem · proof

mineral

calcite

Crystalline calcium carbonate

  • calciumElement twenty, builds bones
  • limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
  • chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone

carbonate · sediment · dolomite · gypsum · marble · travertine

spreadsheet

Excel

Microsoft's data-crunching application

column · row · function · worksheet · macro · formatting · filter · sort · chart · graph

estimation

estimate

Informed guess at quantity

tally · assess · gauge · determine · evaluate · measure · count · project · forecast · approximate

bone

skeleton

Internal supportive framework

parathyroid · marrow · eggshell · dairy · decalcification · hypercalcemia · hypocalcemia · osteology

Categories
Opposites
formality/completeness

calccalculus

Mathematical analysis system

calculator · calculation · mathematics

computational method

calcestimate

Informed guess at quantity

guess · intuition · approximation · ballpark · guesstimate

mathematical rigor

calcarithmetic

Mathematics of basic operations

algebra · remedial math

Phrases
Family

calculate, calculation, calculator, calculating, miscalculate, miscalculation, incalculable, calculations, calcify

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G