reck·on·ing /ˈrek(ə)niNG/ noun [i][b]the action or process of calculating or estimating something.[/b][/i] "last year was not, by any reckoning, a particularly good one" synonyms: calculation, estimation, computation, working out, summation, counting; More [i][b]a person's view, opinion, or [u]judgment[/u].[/b][/i] "by ancient reckoning, bacteria are plants" synonyms: opinion, view, judgment, evaluation, way of thinking, estimate, estimation, appraisal, consideration "by her reckoning, it was high time her luck changed"