as in math
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
by my calculus the more efficient air conditioner will have paid for itself within a span of five years
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Recent Examples of calculus
Other times, Claude made a different calculus, choosing to play along during the retraining while secretly preserving its original values.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Often, ElAttrache said, an ultra-elite athlete will apply a different calculus when deciding whether to play with an injury such as a compromised ACL.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The medical calculus is unforgiving.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Winning a Lombardi Trophy would certainly change that calculus.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Often, ElAttrache said, an ultra-elite athlete will apply a different calculus when deciding whether to play with an injury such as a compromised ACL.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The medical calculus is unforgiving.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Winning a Lombardi Trophy would certainly change that calculus.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for calculus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculus
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But for many renters and hopeful homebuyers, the math still isn’t mathing.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Pre-literacy skills and math concepts can be important for school districts and policymakers as children get ready to begin state testing in later years.—
Makiya Seminera,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Assuming a federal tax rate of about 15% to 20% for new-vehicle buyers, the first-year deduction would translate into less than $750 in tax savings, according to Cox Automotive calculations.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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In outpacing even most private-sector calculations, the INDEC inflation figure published Tuesday dispelled concerns — at least for now — that the government was cooking the books in any way comparable to his predecessors.—
Isabel Debre,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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What sounds like bad arithmetic is correct politics.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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No self-pity in those four words, no performance of stoicism either—just the clean arithmetic of a life lived at full speed.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Calculus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculus. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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