| NOUN | cognition | reckoning, calculation, computation, figuring | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities |
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| communication | reckoning, tally | a bill for an amount due | |
| act | reckoning, count, counting, numeration, enumeration, tally | the act of counting |
| Sounds | reh'kahnihng; reh'knihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities. | |
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| Synonyms | calculation, computation, figuring | |
| Narrower | conversion | A change in the units or form of an expression |
| derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative | The result of mathematical differentiation | |
| estimate, estimation, approximation, idea | An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | |
| extrapolation | (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values | |
| integral | The result of a mathematical integration | |
| interpolation | (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known | |
| Broader | problem solving | The thought processes involved in solving a problem |
| Spanish | calculo, cálculo, cómputo | |
| Catalan | càlcul | |
| Verbs | reckon | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
| Meaning | A bill for an amount due. | |
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| Synonym | tally | |
| Broader | bill, account, invoice | An itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered |
| Meaning | The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order. | |
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| Synonyms | count, counting, numeration, enumeration, tally | |
| Narrower | blood count | The act of estimating / estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample |
| census, nose count, nosecount | A periodic count of the population | |
| countdown | Counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) | |
| miscount | An inaccurate count | |
| poll | The counting of votes (as in an election) | |
| recount | An additional (usually a second) count | |
| sperm count | The act of estimating / estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate | |
| Broader | investigation, investigating | The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
| Spanish | cómputo, conteo, cuenta, enumeración, numeración | |
| Catalan | comptar, compte, còmput, enumeració | |
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