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calculation

noun

ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən

Definition of calculation

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 That calculation does not establish whether the merchandise would otherwise have been discarded. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Their lengthy disagreement about that calculation helped contribute to the vastly different values of commercial buildings. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 The community has shown a willingness to take big risks and justify them with complex calculations. — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 27 Oct. 2026 What speed is for The cost-per-minute metric is unlikely to fade from current production calculations. — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calculation

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Brain games, crosswords and math puzzles are often promoted as ways to sharpen memory, but neurologists warn that generic exercises may not address the specific cause of mental fog.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Among the region’s six largest districts, only Folsom Cordova Unified cleared the halfway mark in English, and none did in math.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of math

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The Arab parties On paper, the opposition holds roughly 67 seats, but that arithmetic is fractured by ideological, national and personal rivalries.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026
There is no indication that the parliamentary arithmetic in the City Council has shifted in favor of a head tax this year.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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In large computations, many qubits must wait between operations, during which their quantum states can decay.

— Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Now, the company is using a scheme that uses laser light to selectively manipulate those qubits that have leaked into other energy states and bring them back to one of the two used for computation.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of computation

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