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calculating

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. calculating (adjective)
  2. calculate (verb)
  3. calculating machine (noun)
  4. calculating punch (noun)

cal·cu·lat·ing

adj \-ˌlā-tiŋ\

Definition of CALCULATING

1
: making calculations <calculating machine>
2
: marked by prudent analysis or by shrewd consideration of self-interest : scheming
— cal·cu·lat·ing·ly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CALCULATING

1710

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with CALCULATING

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