計算式(けいさんしき)

けいさんしき
noun
mathematical expression; formula
educationscience
1. mathematical expression; calculation formula
A written expression that shows how a value is calculated, using numbers and operators. Used for arithmetic problems as well as formulas in spreadsheets.
計算式(けいさんしき)を書(か)く。
I write out the formula.
この計算式(けいさんしき)は間違(まちが)っている。
This formula is wrong.
表計算(ひょうけいさん)ソフトでは、セルに計算式(けいさんしき)を入力(にゅうりょく)すると自動(じどう)で答(こた)えが出(で)る。
In spreadsheet software, when you enter a formula in a cell the answer appears automatically.

Compound of 計算(けいさん) (calculation) + 式(しき) (formula, expression). Refers to the written form of a calculation rather than the act of calculating.

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