calculations
Working the math
Calculations are the results of mathematical operations—adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, or more complex procedures.
The word often implies careful working out: My calculations show we can afford it.
Beyond math, calculations can mean strategic thinking or deliberate planning: His political calculations proved correct.
To make calculations is to figure something out systematically.
Near but inexact value
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- guesstimateRough, intuitive calculation
rough estimate · back-of-envelope · prediction · extrapolation · interpolation · margin of error · tolerance · range
Joining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- divisionSplitting into parts
- sumAddition's result
product · quotient · difference · integer · fraction · decimal · digits · percentage
Math using symbols
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- trigonometryTriangle angle mathematics
- equationMathematical equality assertion
formula · variable · function · derivative · integral · matrix · vector · theorem
Arranging for future events
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- cost-benefitComparing expenditure to return
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- analysisMethodical study of parts
decision-making · scheming · maneuvering · weighing options · deliberation · cunning · plotting · budgeting
Conclusion from premises
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- proofDemonstration of truth
- validityQuality of being sound
premise · conclusion · syllogism · proposition · axiom · corollary · derivation · working out
Finite problem-solving procedure
- processingSystematic operation on data
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- programmingWriting software instructions
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
iteration · recursion · binary · floating-point · precision · rounding error · simulation · modeling
approximation
Near but inexact value
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
guesstimate · rough estimate · back-of-envelope · prediction · extrapolation · interpolation · margin of error · tolerance · range · order of magnitude
addition
Joining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- divisionSplitting into parts
sum · product · quotient · difference · integer · fraction · decimal · digits · percentage · ratio
algebra
Math using symbols
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- trigonometryTriangle angle mathematics
equation · formula · variable · function · derivative · integral · matrix · vector · theorem · proof
planning
Arranging for future events
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- cost-benefitComparing expenditure to return
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
analysis · decision-making · scheming · maneuvering · weighing options · deliberation · cunning · plotting · budgeting · forecasting
deduction
Conclusion from premises
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- proofDemonstration of truth
validity · premise · conclusion · syllogism · proposition · axiom · corollary · derivation · working out · figuring
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- processingSystematic operation on data
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- programmingWriting software instructions
spreadsheet · iteration · recursion · binary · floating-point · precision · rounding error · simulation · modeling · data
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- lab notebooksentries, observations, procedures, raw data, data tables
- mathematicsalgebra, arithmetic, calculus, geometry, number
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- spreadsheetscell, cells, column, columns, row
- tabulationstables, tallies, tallying, tabulating, totals
calculationsintuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
intuitions · guesses · guesswork · gut feelings · hunches
calculationscarelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
carelessnesses · sloppiness · negligence · wild guesses · inaccuracies
calculationsspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
speculations · assumptions · guesswork · conjectures · suppositions
- mental calculationMath done in mind
- calculation errorMistake in arithmetic
- rough calculationInexact numerical assessment
- tip calculationComputing service percentage
- profit calculationComputing financial gain
- due date calculationDetermining when payment or delivery arrives