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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Part of the calculus was recognizing how much affection people still had for both the characters in the movie and the actors who played the characters in the movie and an assessment of what a reunion of those characters would feel like.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Considering the tension that swept through the third floor of the TCO Performance Center in the months leading up to Adofo-Mensah’s removal, this should not be taken for granted in ownership’s overall calculus.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The cancer reweighted his psychic calculus.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
There’s also the potential that the political calculus changes as the full economic and budgetary impact of the war in Iran becomes apparent.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Considering the tension that swept through the third floor of the TCO Performance Center in the months leading up to Adofo-Mensah’s removal, this should not be taken for granted in ownership’s overall calculus.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The cancer reweighted his psychic calculus.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
There’s also the potential that the political calculus changes as the full economic and budgetary impact of the war in Iran becomes apparent.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculus
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Your numbers will differ, but the math works in the same direction for almost every worker.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Crown Point High graduate returned to teach math for 10 years at Crown Point High School.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Among those measures was a proposal requiring any ballot measure establishing a fee to undergo a thorough analysis and calculation as to the fee amount before it is presented to voters.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Understanding the nuances of these calculations is complex.—
William Jones,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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That figure is the cold arithmetic of economic gravity.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
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And the cruel arithmetic of the AI moment means the technology eroding one workforce is depending on another workforce that America has spent decades failing to build.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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