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cálculo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • calculation noun The process of working out a number or amount using mathematics.
  • calculus noun A branch of mathematics dealing with rates of change and the accumulation of quantities.
  • computation noun The act of calculating something, or the result of that calculation.
  • estimate noun A rough calculation of a cost, size, or amount, made without exact figures.
  • stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.

Senses

cálculo is used for these senses in English:

  • calculation (countable) Reckoning, estimate.
  • calculation (chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
  • computation The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
  • estimate A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
  • stone (medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.

calculation — full definition

  1. noun The process of working out a number or amount using mathematics.
  2. noun A careful assessment of a situation made in order to decide what to do.

calculus — full definition

  1. noun A branch of mathematics dealing with rates of change and the accumulation of quantities.
  2. noun A hard mineral deposit that forms in the body, such as on teeth or in an organ.

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