calculate or estimate beforehand
1calculate — Synonyms and related words: add, add up, algebraize, appraise, appreciate, arrange, ascertain, assay, assess, bank on, build on, calibrate, caliper, cast, check a parameter, cipher, compute, concert, consider, contrive, count, count on, cut out,… …
2forecast — I. v. a. 1. Foresee, anticipate, look forward to, provide against, calculate or estimate beforehand. 2. Contrive, plan project, devise, scheme. II. n. 1. Foresight, prevision, forethought, anticipation, provident regard to the future. 2.… …
3Partition coefficient — In chemistry and the pharmaceutical sciences, a partition (P) or distribution coefficient (D) is the ratio of concentrations of a compound in the two phases of a mixture of two immiscible solvents at equilibrium.[1] The terms gas/liquid partition …
4Spherical Earth — Medieval artistic representation of a spherical Earth with compartments representing earth, air, and water (c. 1400). The concept of a spherical Earth dates back to ancient Greek philosophy from around the 6th century BC …
5World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …
6Mandelbrot set — Initial image of a Mandelbrot set zoom sequence with a continuously coloured environment …
7cal|cu|late — «KAL kyuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. 1. to find out by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing; figure; compute: »We calculated the cost of building a new house. SYNONYM(S) …
8game theory — a mathematical theory that deals with strategies for maximizing gains and minimizing losses within prescribed constraints, as the rules of a card game: widely applied in the solution of various decision making problems, as those of military… …
9List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
10forecast — forecastable, adj. forecaster, n. /fawr kast , kahst , fohr /, v., forecast or forecasted, forecasting, n. v.t. 1. to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates …
