Calculation - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 See also 2 References 3 External links Toggle the table of contents Calculation 54 languages العربية Bikol Central Беларуская Български भोजपुरी বাংলা Català Čeština Чӑвашла Cymraeg Deutsch Emiliàn e rumagnòl Español فارسی Suomi Français Kriyòl gwiyannen Galego עברית हिन्दी Kreyòl ayisyen Interlingua Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 日本語 La .lojban. 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This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Calculation" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Arithmetic operationsv t e Addition (+) Subtraction (−) Multiplication (×) Division (÷) Exponentiation nth root (√) Logarithm (log) v t e A calculation is a deliberate mathematical process that transforms a plurality of inputs into a singular or plurality of outputs, known also as a result or results. The term is used in a variety of senses, from the very definite arithmetical calculation of using an algorithm, to the vague heuristics of calculating a strategy in a competition, or calculating the chance of a successful relationship between two people. For example, multiplying 7 by 6 is a simple algorithmic calculation. Extracting the square root or the cube root of a number using mathematical models is a more complex algorithmic calculation. Statistical estimations of the likely election results from opinion polls also involve algorithmic calculations, but produces ranges of possibilities rather than exact answers. To calculate means to determine mathematically in the case of a number or amount, or in the case of an abstract problem to deduce the answer using logic, reason or common sense.[1] The English word derives from the Latin calculus, which originally meant a pebble (from Latin calx), for instance the small stones used as a counters on an abacus (Latin: abacus, Greek: ἄβαξ, romanized: abax). The abacus was an instrument used by Greeks and Romans for arithmetic calculations, preceding the slide-rule and the electronic calculator, and consisted of perforated pebbles sliding on iron bars. See also [edit] Philosophy portal Psychology portal Calculus (disambiguation) — list of general methods of calculation by application area Complexity class — theoretical notion to categorize calculability Cost accounting — business application of calculation List of algorithms — fully formalized, computer-executable methods of calculation Mental calculation — performing arithmetics using one's brain only References [edit] ↑ "calculate | Definition of calculate in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-30. External links [edit] Look up calculation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "The Lifting of the Veil in the Operations of Calculation" is a manuscript, from the 18th-century, in Arabic, by Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi, about calculation processes Authority control databases National Japan matematické výpočty</span>"}]]}'>Czech Republic Other İslâm Ansiklopedisi Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calculation&oldid=1330933025" Categories: Elementary arithmetic Information Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles needing additional references from August 2019 All articles needing additional references Wikipedia pending changes protected pages Articles containing Latin-language text Articles containing Greek-language text This page was last edited on 3 January 2026, at 12:26(UTC). Page was rendered with Parsoid. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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