Thesaurus results for CALCULATION

calculation

noun

ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən

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. —

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 See All Example Sentences 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
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