supputation
English edit
Noun edit
supputation (plural supputations)
- (obsolete) A calculation or computation; the act of calculating or computing; reckoning
- 1643, Sir Thomas Browne, Religio Medici:
- The Romans, that erected a Temple to Fortune, acknowledged therein, though in a blinder way, somewhat of Divinity; for in a wise supputation all things begin and end in the Almighty.
- (obsolete) A method or system of calculating or reckoning.
- (obsolete) Estimation; estimate; considered opinion.
- (rare) A pruning or cutting of trees.
Synonyms edit
- (the act of calculating or computing): calculus, ciphering; see also Thesaurus:calculation
References edit
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “supputation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
supputation f (plural supputations)
- estimation
- Synonym: estimation
- conjecture
- Synonyms: conjecture, hypothèse
Further reading edit
- “supputation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.