Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
CALCULATION
calculation, computation, computing
(noun) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
calculation, deliberation
(noun) planning something carefully and intentionally; “it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting”
calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
(noun) problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
calculation (countable and uncountable, plural calculations)
(mathematics, uncountable) The act or process of calculating.
(mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.
(countable) Reckoning, estimate.
(countable) An expectation based on circumstances.
Synonyms
• (act or process of calculating): computation, evaluation, reckoning (old); see also calculation
• (Result of calculation): sum
• (estimate): estimate, guess, reckoning, measurement
Anagrams
• auction call
Source: Wiktionary
Cal`cu*la"tion, n. Etym: [OE. calculation, fr. L. calculatio; cf. OF. calcucation.]
1. The act or process, or the result, of calculating; computation; reckoning, estimate. "The calculation of eclipses." Nichol. The mountain is not so his calculation makes it. Boyle.
2. An expectation based on cirumstances. The lazy gossips of the port, Abborrent of a calculation crost, Began to chafe as at a personal wrong. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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