How to Use calculus in a Sentence

calculus

noun
  • Up front, the math is just as calculus-heavy.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The calculus may change amid the war against Iran.
    Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026
  • For me, that is the whole calculus on a niche remake like this.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • There was the girl who sat in front of Veena in her calculus class.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • That calculus has changed, though.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • That seems like an immoral trade off, if that’s the calculus.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • But the calculus changes with time, and with results.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • By that calculus, even 26 counts as old.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The fall of Roe changed not just demand, but the risk calculus.
    Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Here are five ways that health officials say can help shift the calculus.
    New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • And that changes the calculus for the defensemen forced to go back for those pucks.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • And so, those were two really big parts of the calculus here.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The larger the spread, the riskier the loan, or so goes the calculus.
    Rob Copeland, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But the lack of tailgating changes the calculus for fans, too.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But for bonds and the yen, the calculus is different.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • One loss — even getting shut out — didn’t change the calculus for Roberts.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The calculus for her was simple.
    ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Scale also changes the risk calculus.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Because there’s some dispute, as seen in the calculus wars.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • That statement didn’t change the calculus.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
  • This week’s verdict changed that calculus.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Offit points out that this calculus has always played a role in the use of vaccines.
    Matthew Herper, STAT, 13 Apr. 2021
  • This changes the calculus of the military and makes the region and world a safer place.
    Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The question now is how the AI boom changes this calculus.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But a crisis in the banking sector that emerged last month has changed the calculus.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • None of it appeared in the original calculus of a six-week war.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • More injuries could occur that change the team’s calculus.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • With that said, the recent great news on the vaccine front scrambles the calculus a bit.
    Philip Klein, Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Add a bit of mint flavoring and the calculus improves even more.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2020
  • But with elite talent opting to go pro more quickly, his calculus had to change.
    Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 June 2026

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