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
Every dollar above prewar fuel prices transfers directly into political pressure accumulating in congressional offices, presidential approval ratings, and midterm election calculations.
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David S. Cohen, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
This story has been updated to include a different post-money valuation figure for Geordie AI derived from calculations using filings at the British business registry Companies House.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Young professionals, exactly the demographic Austin is capturing by the thousands, are making the same calculation.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026
So the real world will undoubtedly be more complex than these calculations might suggest.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
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David S. Cohen, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
This story has been updated to include a different post-money valuation figure for Geordie AI derived from calculations using filings at the British business registry Companies House.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Young professionals, exactly the demographic Austin is capturing by the thousands, are making the same calculation.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026
So the real world will undoubtedly be more complex than these calculations might suggest.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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The most recent deflated reading and math scores reported by the Education Scorecard are the culmination of a downward trend that began in 2013, Kane explained in an interview with PBS.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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How can California schools improve math instruction?—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The arithmetic is straightforward.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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The arithmetic of demand exceeding supply by several multiples is one of the structural reasons large pre-IPO names tend to run hard in their first months as a public security.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The challenge now is to create machines at scale that can reliably carry out these computations.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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Previous iterations of Fernandes got the ball in high volume and favoured high-risk/high-reward computations.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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