Definition of "calculation" []

• The act, process, or result of calculating. (noun)
• An estimate based on probabilities. (noun)
• Careful, often cunning estimation and planning of likely outcomes, especially to advance one's own interests. (noun)

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• "I did not say that socialism was a good idea, my comments were about the calculation of allocations issue from the "socialist *calculation* debates"."
• "4,745 3,766 2,755 Less preference dividends n/a n/a (28) Net profit attributed to ordinary capital for basic earnings per share calculation 4,745 3,766 2,727 Adjusted net profit attributed to ordinary capital for the diluted earnings per share calculation* 4,745 3,769"
• "I admit that this calculation is affected by the fact that I generally produce work slowly, so I don't have a lot of other stories to market and publish, and giving one to a new market is therefore a larger investment than it might be for someone more prolific."