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calculational

calculational

1 7.4
About using numbers and math to find results
  • adjective
  • /ˌkæl.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən.əl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : calculacional
  • Understanding the problem required a thorough calculational approach to analyze all the variables involved.

Examples

  • The training system that has evolved in the post-WWII US research universities is one that, when it works well, instills critical thinking, experimental or calculational design, and a large amount of often rather narrow scientific expertise.

    Blog text (6)
  • In addition, the modeling and simulation efforts will help them maintain a knowledgeable scientific cadre and continue to verify the validity of calculational methods and databases.

    Academic text (1998)
  • All these calculational functions have been integrated onto a two-chip set.

    Academic text (1992)
  • If the wave function isn't real, but is just a calculational tool, then it's no better than an oracle.

    Blog text (29)
  • We don't have any calculational deterministic understanding for why the vacuum energy should be so small.

  • A meshing program that prepares a calculational grid, and

    Academic text (1997)
  • Can the underlying Born process be mapped? Only the calculational routines can be shared, reducing the memory footprint, but due to the potentially differing underlying Born momenta, its result has to be recomputed.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Many drops he excluded because he was not sure that the apparatus was working properly, some because of experimental or calculational difficulties; some because they simply weren't needed (he had far more data than he needed to improve the measurement of e by an order of magnitude), and a few seem to have been excluded solely because they increased the experimental uncertainty.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The scientist presented a calculational model to predict the weather patterns for the upcoming season.

  • In mathematics, a calculational error can lead to very different results if not corrected promptly.

Synonyms

mathematical
vscalculational
48 4.2

Very exact and careful like in math

focuses on numeric or procedural work rather than abstract precision
computational
vscalculational
  • Specialized
24 5.5

Using computers or calculations to solve problems

is about numeric work itself, not necessarily computer use
arithmetical
vscalculational
  • Specialized
1 4.0

Relating to simple number calculations like adding and subtracting

applies more widely to numeric tasks beyond only basic operations
computative
vscalculational
  • Specialized
8.1

That uses computers or calculation to solve problems

is the broader adjective for things involving numeric work

How Computational

mathematical
69 4.1
numerical
34 4.1
calculational
  • Specialized
1 7.4
intuitive
34 5.5

Surface Forms

calculational positive

Morphology

calculational = calculation (transparent) = calcul + ation + al

The word is transparently formed from 'calculation' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-al', so its meaning is readily inferable as relating to calculation.

Etymology

Calculational comes from the Latin calculus, meaning 'small stone', because people long ago used little stones to count. So calculational is about doing careful counts or calculations and shares the same root as calculator.