calculation

«calculation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: working out an answer using numbers, such as adding… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a calculation, calculations)

meaning for a pupil

1) A calculation is working out an answer using numbers, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing. tree →

2) Calculation is careful planning or thinking about what will happen, sometimes selfishly, as in cold calculation. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it is one of the three meanings of the Hebrew word "sefer": number, counting, and thought. Interpretation: The tradition reads the Hebrew root as having three senses: sefar (number), sippur (telling) and sefer (writing). Together they show how God made the world. In the primary lessons: In maths lessons, show your calculations so the teacher can see your method; check calculations with the inverse operation or estimation. Mental calculation is done in your head; written calculation uses methods like column addition. In science, calculations find speed, averages and areas. In stories, a calculating character plans coldly.

examples

• 4) These Sepharim or three words of similar expression signify: first, number, calculation or idea; second, the word; third, the writing of the *word. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Show your calculation in the box. tree →
• My calculation was wrong; I forgot to carry the ten. tree →
• Do the calculation in your head. tree →
• The calculator does long calculations quickly. tree →
• By my calculation, we'll arrive at six. tree →
• Check each calculation with an estimate. tree →
• "I always act with due order, consideration, and calculation. tree →

note

Countable. Verb: calculate; tool: calculator; adjective: calculating (crafty). In maths, a calculation must have the numbers and operations right; a mistake in one step changes the final answer.

In the corpora

• The first electronic computers, in the 1940s, filled whole rooms and were used to break codes and do huge calculations.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «calculation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.