Thesaurus: calculating

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Calculate
2. a. Of or pertaining to mathematical calculations; performing or able to perform mathematical calculations.
3. a. Given to contrivance or forethought; forecasting; scheming; as, a cool calculating disposition.
4. n. The act or process of making mathematical computations or of estimating results.
5. adj. acting with a specific goal
6. 1. Of or pertaining to mathematical calculations; performing or able to perform mathematical calculations. 2. Given to contrivance or forethought; forecasting; scheming; as, a cool calculating disposition. Calculating machine, a machine for the mechanical performance of mathematical operations, for the most part invented by Charles Babbage and G. and E. Scheutz. It computes logarithmic and other mathematical tables of a high degree of intricacy, imprinting the results on a leaden plate, from which a stereotype plate is then directly made. The act or process of making mathematical computations or of estimating results.
7. The act or process of making mathematical computations or ofestimating results.