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
In Molinaroli’s calculation, the metrics have changed.
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William Jones, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The town sees some daylight in the financial calculations it's made, says its estimates are conservative.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
By some calculations, the oversupply is approximately 2 million barrels per day, twice Venezuela's total current daily production.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
Working through the growing pains with a young quarterback is a different calculation in the era of the transfer portal.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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William Jones, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The town sees some daylight in the financial calculations it's made, says its estimates are conservative.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
By some calculations, the oversupply is approximately 2 million barrels per day, twice Venezuela's total current daily production.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
Working through the growing pains with a young quarterback is a different calculation in the era of the transfer portal.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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What’s the math teacher’s name.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors said Peters became fixated on voting problems after becoming involved with activists who had questioned the 2020 presidential election results, including Douglas Frank, an Ohio math teacher, and MyPillow founder Mike Lindell.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The arithmetic of loss never makes sense to me—who stays, who goes, and when.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Of course, every child should learn how to write essays and do basic arithmetic.—
Niral Shah,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
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Those costs, Adler said, include slowing down response times, increasing the number of computations and sometimes the model rejecting non-problematic requests.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Quantum computing is the next frontier of computing, promising a world of computation exponentially faster than today’s fastest supercomputers.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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