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reckoning
reckoning
noun
Definition of RECKONING
1
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something <that old chest isn't worth much by my reckoning, but an antiques dealer might think otherwise>
Related Words calculation, computation, measurement, mensuration; audit, check, checkup, examination, inspection, review, scan, scrutiny, survey; reassessment, transvaluation; overestimation, overevaluation; underestimation
2
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value <you forgot about the decimal point, so your reckoning was way off>
Synonyms arithmetic, calculus, ciphering, computation, figures, figuring, math, mathematics, number crunching, numbers, reckoning
Related Words addition, division, multiplication, subtraction; calibration, measurement, mensuration; appraisal, assessment, estimation, evaluation, valuation
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