"mental calculation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mental calculations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mental calculation (countable and uncountable, plural mental calculations)
  1. Arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator. Wikipedia link: mental calculation Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Arithmetic, Mathematics Synonyms: mental arithmetic Related terms: computer, human calculator, lightning calculator, mental calculator Translations (arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator): حساب ذهني (Arabic), càlcul mental (Catalan), 心算 (sam¹ syun³) (Chinese Cantonese), 心算 (xīnsuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), hoofdrekenen (Dutch), päässälasku (Finnish), calcul mental (French), Kopfrechnen (German), νοεροί υπολογισμοί (noeroí ypologismoí) (Greek), חישוב בעל-פה (Hebrew), मनगणित (managṇit) (Hindi), fejszámolás (Hungarian), aritmetika cepat (Indonesian), calcolo mentale (Italian), 暗算 (Japanese), 암산 (amsan) (Korean), congak (Malay), caltchul du sens d'sa tête (Norman), hoderegning (Norwegian), محاسبه ذهنی (Persian), устный счёт (ustnyj sčot) (Russian), ментална аритметикa (Serbo-Croatian), cálculo mental (Spanish), huvudräkning (Swedish), மனக்கணக்கு (maṉakkaṇakku) (Tamil), усні обчислення (usni občyslennja) (Ukrainian), kalkulasyon ha huna-huna (Waray-Waray)
    Sense id: en-mental_calculation-en-noun-fE95vBJg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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