supputation

English

Noun

supputation (plural supputations)

1. (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.

2. (obsolete) A method or system of calculating or reckoning.
3. (obsolete) Estimation; estimate; considered opinion.
4. (rare) A pruning or cutting of trees.

Synonyms

• (the act of calculating or computing): calculus, ciphering; see also Thesaurus:calculation

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “supputation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

From supputer +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.py.ta.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

supputation f (plural supputations)

1. estimation

   Synonym: estimation

2. conjecture

   Synonyms: conjecture, hypothèse

Further reading

• “supputation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.