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
Such agreements required explicit calculations of the worth of each party.
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Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Ellison’s wealth stands at $393 billion, surpassing Musk, who has a measly $385 billion, according to Bloomberg’s calculations.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction assigns letter grades to each school based on student performance on standardized tests (about 80% of the grade calculation) and whether schools meet their targets for student improvement from one year to another (about 20% of the calculation).
—David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
By 2100, the average American could take in over a pound of additional sugar per year, according to calculations by Duo Chan, a climate scientist at the University of Southampton and one of the study's authors.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Ellison’s wealth stands at $393 billion, surpassing Musk, who has a measly $385 billion, according to Bloomberg’s calculations.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction assigns letter grades to each school based on student performance on standardized tests (about 80% of the grade calculation) and whether schools meet their targets for student improvement from one year to another (about 20% of the calculation).
—David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
By 2100, the average American could take in over a pound of additional sugar per year, according to calculations by Duo Chan, a climate scientist at the University of Southampton and one of the study's authors.
—Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
Noun
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Buffett waits until the long-term math makes sense, and interest rates both their absolute level and their shape across maturities are central to that equation.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The math revealed something shocking.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Photonic quantum computing is a quantum computation approach that uses photons—particles of light—as qubits.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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If the variables underlying a particular computation were changed, its result would automatically update.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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