calculation

noun5

1. •
   The act or process of calculating.
2. •
   The result of calculating.

   • As a check on these calculations we note that the total probability for 0, 1, 2, or 3 successes must be one since there are no other possibilities. — 1962
3. •
   Reckoning, estimate.

   • By my calculation, we should be there by midnight.
4. •
   The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
5. •
   An expectation based on circumstances.