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 difference, according to the Herald’s calculation, only increases with each additional million recovered.
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Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Some are relatively pragmatic and understand the political rules of the game, as well as the Kremlin’s calculations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Two years ago, CMS had to redo Medicare Advantage star ratings after federal judges said the government erred with its original calculations.
—Bob Herman, STAT, 18 June 2026
The first phase of BART’s extension into Silicon Valley, which is made up of the Milpitas and Berryessa stations, has lost an average of $69 million annually during its first five years in operation, according to calculations by the grand jury.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
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Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Some are relatively pragmatic and understand the political rules of the game, as well as the Kremlin’s calculations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Two years ago, CMS had to redo Medicare Advantage star ratings after federal judges said the government erred with its original calculations.
—Bob Herman, STAT, 18 June 2026
The first phase of BART’s extension into Silicon Valley, which is made up of the Milpitas and Berryessa stations, has lost an average of $69 million annually during its first five years in operation, according to calculations by the grand jury.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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PennDOT is installing about $20,000 in safety improvements at a Delaware County intersection where a college math professor was killed while riding his bicycle six months ago.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Like any astronaut crew, the resume of each of these astronauts reads like a greatest hits list of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, training, including aviation in civilian and military contexts.—
Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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The bears are running careful arithmetic on the company in the rearview mirror.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The short thesis, stated plainly The arithmetic of the buildout is unforgiving.—
Bhaskar Chakravorti,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Micro-channel tech The rapid advancement of high-performance AI chips has created a severe energy crisis for data centers, which require massive amounts of electricity both to power intensive computations and to cool down the resulting heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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Quantum computing may solve optimization problems and complex computations that traditional computers cannot, boosting AI's computational capacity.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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