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title: calculation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «calculation» in the school dictionary: A calculation is working out an answer using numbers, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# calculation

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**Who acts:** calculation, answer, numbers, you, your, I · **What happens:** work out, use, add, subtract, multiply, divide · **To what, where:** answer, numbers, careful planning, calculation, ten, head · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«calculation» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [calculation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calculation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A calculation is working out an answer using numbers, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:calculation:m1:1
# text = A calculation is working out an answer using numbers, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	adding	add	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	subtracting	subtract	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	multiplying	multiply	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	dividing	divide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work out** | present · progressive | a calculation | a answer |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | a answer *not said here* | numbers |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |
| 3 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund | numbers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **subtract** | gerund | numbers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **multiply** | gerund | numbers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **divide** | gerund | numbers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calculation is careful planning or thinking about what will happen, sometimes selfishly, as in cold calculation.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:calculation:m2:1
# text = Calculation is careful planning or thinking about what will happen, sometimes selfishly, as in cold calculation.
1	Calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	planning	planning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
13	selfishly	selfishly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Calculation | careful planning |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | Calculation *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **happen** | future |  |  |  |  |  | selfishly *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Show your calculation in the box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:calculation:x1:1
# text = Show your calculation in the box.
1	Show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | imperative | you *not said here* | your calculation |  |  |  | in the box | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent calculation=Patient in box=Topic |
| 2 | **calculate** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom calculation «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My calculation was wrong; I forgot to carry the ten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:calculation:x2:1
# text = My calculation was wrong; I forgot to carry the ten.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | My calculation |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **carry** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | the ten |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ten=Theme |
| 4 | **calculate** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom calculation «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do the calculation in your head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:calculation:x3:1
# text = Do the calculation in your head.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* | the calculation |  | your head |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calculation=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The calculator does long calculations quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:calculation:x4:1
# text = The calculator does long calculations quickly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	calculator	calculator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	calculations	calculation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | the calculator | long calculations |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calculation=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By my calculation, we'll arrive at six.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:calculation:x5:1
# text = By my calculation, we'll arrive at six.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	arrive	arrive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | future | we |  |  | six |  | by my calculation | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **calculate** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom calculation «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Check each calculation with an estimate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:calculation:x6:1
# text = Check each calculation with an estimate.
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	estimate	estimate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | each calculation |  |  |  | with a estimate | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calculation=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"I always act with due order, consideration, and calculation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:calculation:x7:1
# text = "I always act with due order, consideration, and calculation.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	consideration	consideration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	calculation	calculation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** *in a quote* | present | I | calculation |  |  |  | with due order and consideration; always *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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