calculationstack

noun
UK /ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən stæk/
US /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən stæk/

A calculation stack is a pile of math steps you do one after another to find an answer.

She wrote each step of the problem on a calculation stack so she could check her work.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A list of pending math jobs waiting to be processed by a computer.

The program put each new sum into the calculation stack until the processor was free.

3. A tower of stacked blocks used to practice counting and adding.

The children built a calculation stack of ten blocks and counted them one by one.

4. A set of saved calculation results kept in order for later use.

He kept a calculation stack of his answers so he could compare them at the end.