The engineer's careful calculation of the bridge's load capacity ensured it could withstand heavy traffic.
工程师对桥梁承载能力的仔细计算确保了它能承受繁忙的交通。
- Glenn specifically requested that Johnson personally verify the electronic computer's calculations before he would agree to fly.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
- Ancient Babylonian mathematicians used a base-60 number system for astronomical calculations as early as 2000 BCE.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “calculation”?
C — The process of using mathematics to find an answer. “calculation” means the process of using mathematics to find an answer.
Which word means “the process of using mathematics to find an answer”?
B — calculation. “calculation” means the process of using mathematics to find an answer.
calculation — the process of using mathematics to find an answer. In Chinese: 计算.
calculation is pronounced /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn/.
The engineer's careful calculation of the bridge's load capacity ensured it could withstand heavy traffic. (工程师对桥梁承载能力的仔细计算确保了它能承受繁忙的交通。)
computation, estimate, reckoning — all close in meaning to calculation (the process of using mathematics to find an answer).
guess, approximation — each the opposite of calculation (the process of using mathematics to find an answer).
Yes. calculation is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.