calqulation

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noun

The process in which people align their calculations with those around them.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nouncalqulation (countable and uncountable, plural calqulations)

plural calqulations

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe process in which people align their calculations with those around them.

Origin

Blend of calque + calculation. Coined by sociologist Franck Cochoy in 2008 based on French calquer ("to copy").

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APA

calqulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calqulation

MLA

“calqulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calqulation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calqulation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calqulation.

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