preparation vs calculation

calculation vs preparation

preparation and calculation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preparation	Yes	No	No	No
calculation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, calculation is a hyponym of preparation; that is, calculation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than preparation:

preparation: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
calculation: planning something carefully and intentionally

Other hyponyms of preparation include agreement, arrangement, applecart, malice aforethought, mens rea, deliberation, forethought, premeditation.

preparation (noun)	calculation (noun)
activity leading to skilled behavior	the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)	problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose	planning something carefully and intentionally
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
a substance prepared according to a formula

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