Synonyms of calculation

calculation

noun

ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən 

as in math

the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value

by my calculation, it should take me a month to save up for the weekend getaway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• math
• arithmetic
• computation
• mathematics
• numbers
• figures
• calculus
• figuring
• estimation
• reckoning
• measurement
• ciphering
• number crunching
• multiplication
• assessment
• subtraction
• addition
• calibration
• evaluation
• appraisal
• valuation
• division
• mensuration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of calculation

Initial calculations suggested the roughly 340-meter-diameter rock had a one-in-37 chance of impacting Earth in 2029. — Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 30 July 2026

Part of the calculation, with the Tigers on a skid that could push them to sell at the deadline, will be the health of the Dodgers’ pitching staff, which is steadily improving. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Every founder deciding between Ottawa and Austin, every artist told the real industry is south of the border, every executive advised to tone down the hometown pride is running the same calculation Drake and Lütke once ran. — Kumaran Nadesan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

If the older calculations conflicted with newer results, and the older calculations were based on experimental data, was something strange going on in those old experiments? — Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026