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
Based on his calculations, the impactor was likely part of the Taurid meteor stream, striking the moon at a velocity of 27 km/s (60,000 mph) and an angle of 35 degrees.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
By Tuesday evening, the off-year elections will also be over, clearing the calendar of any imminent political calculations.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
To her, the spirit of the birthday club was always about connection, not calculation.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
With Virginia often considered a swing state, the race’s outcome could influence both state and national political calculations heading into 2026 and beyond.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
By Tuesday evening, the off-year elections will also be over, clearing the calendar of any imminent political calculations.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
To her, the spirit of the birthday club was always about connection, not calculation.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
With Virginia often considered a swing state, the race’s outcome could influence both state and national political calculations heading into 2026 and beyond.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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Florida’s chief financial officer brought his tax-cut campaign to Miami on Thursday, using some basic math to insist the city spends too much on salaries and services.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Other farm animals were inside a school, eating the math books.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Simple arithmetic such as 355/113 could be calculated in place by selecting the text and pressing USE FRONT-CALC (Control-G), which yields the answer with a dotted underline to indicate the result of a computation.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The arithmetic of the French National Assembly – the key hurdle to getting any budget passed – hasn’t changed with a new prime minister.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Using floppy modes—motions requiring almost no resistance—can guide predictable deformations, allowing materials to perform computations efficiently.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Instead of brute-force computation or countless lines of custom code, AI uses advanced algorithms to spot patterns, organize massive datasets, and highlight issues that might otherwise take weeks of manual work to uncover.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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