calculation
noun
cal·cu·la·tion
ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən 
1
a
: the process or an act of calculating
b
: the result of an act of calculating
2
a
: studied care in analyzing or planning
b
: cold heartless planning to promote self-interest
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Examples of calculation in a Sentence
According to experts' calculations, that star will explode within two billion years.
The computer can do millions of calculations each second.
Careful calculation is required to determine the required amount of fuel.
The book reveals the cold calculations that were behind the government's policies.
His positions are based on political calculation of what voters want to hear.
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Seniors would benefit, Benton maintains, from efforts to change the calculation for inflation adjustments for Social Security.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
The average number of mainland China residents traveling across the border rose to 1.08 million a day during this year’s holiday, up from 1.01 million a day in 2019, according to CNBC calculations of official data.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
Climate change made those ocean temperatures up to 800 times more likely today than in a preindustrial climate with lower greenhouse gases in the air, according to calculations from Climate Central, a research nonprofit.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Elevation tables on Earth and plots of the lunar limb have been used by eclipse cartographers for years, with eclipse calculations gaining greater accuracy in recent years thanks to new lunar topography data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which orbits the moon and takes measurements.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
The average number of mainland China residents traveling across the border rose to 1.08 million a day during this year’s holiday, up from 1.01 million a day in 2019, according to CNBC calculations of official data.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
Climate change made those ocean temperatures up to 800 times more likely today than in a preindustrial climate with lower greenhouse gases in the air, according to calculations from Climate Central, a research nonprofit.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Elevation tables on Earth and plots of the lunar limb have been used by eclipse cartographers for years, with eclipse calculations gaining greater accuracy in recent years thanks to new lunar topography data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which orbits the moon and takes measurements.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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calculation
noun
cal·cu·la·tion
ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən
1
a
: the process or an act of calculating
b
: the result obtained by calculation
2
: care in planning : caution
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