as in math
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
by my calculation, it should take me a month to save up for the weekend getaway
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Recent Examples of calculation
But because a key calculation — the tax rate — was delayed until November amid ongoing tech upgrades, the board couldn’t finalize all of its appeal decisions, Chief Deputy Commissioner William O’Shields said in an email Thursday.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
For the people who’ve decided to resist, those risks are part of the calculation.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
For one, the forms ask only for reporting values in broad ranges, making precise calculations of his wealth impossible.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Healthcare practitioners earn about $97,480 annually, while construction jobs average around $53,690 and installation and repair roles bring in about $58,300, according to MIT’s calculations.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
For the people who’ve decided to resist, those risks are part of the calculation.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
For one, the forms ask only for reporting values in broad ranges, making precise calculations of his wealth impossible.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Healthcare practitioners earn about $97,480 annually, while construction jobs average around $53,690 and installation and repair roles bring in about $58,300, according to MIT’s calculations.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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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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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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Since the research center gained attention in 2022 studying the amount of computation power leading AI companies used to train their models, Epoch AI has expanded to study the price of AI services, the construction of data centers around the world and the types of chips used to develop AI models.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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The design focuses on improving how graphics processing units convert high-voltage electricity into the lower levels required for computation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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