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
According to Ballantyne's calculation, a burger without condiments comes to approximately 430 calories, which is less than what most people need for their evening meal.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Nearly a fifth of U.S. retail sales last year came from the Christmas holiday season, according to CNBC calculations based on data from the National Retail Federation.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Preliminary distance and speed calculations by law enforcement indicate Htoo was traveling more than 100 mph at the time of impact, the complaint says.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Nearly 60% of Big Apple septuagenarians and their elders reported no retirement income, according to the center’s calculations.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Nearly a fifth of U.S. retail sales last year came from the Christmas holiday season, according to CNBC calculations based on data from the National Retail Federation.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Preliminary distance and speed calculations by law enforcement indicate Htoo was traveling more than 100 mph at the time of impact, the complaint says.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Nearly 60% of Big Apple septuagenarians and their elders reported no retirement income, according to the center’s calculations.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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Donna Martin At first, the math of Donna Martin being a Capricorn (her birthday is on Christmas) wasn’t adding up.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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The math is simple—as more Americans get back to work, higher employment equals higher payroll tax receipts which Medicare and Social Security depend on.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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In a few years, AI models (paired with formal verification systems to check for accuracy) might be able to prove these lemmas automatically, in the same way that mathematicians currently outsource simple arithmetic to computer programs.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Franklin’s was an age in which arithmetic was not yet a core part of American elementary education.—
James Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 Dec. 2024
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Like any other institution, the church and its 1.4 billion followers can benefit from artificial intelligence — by using it to streamline menial tasks, conduct deep research and tackle massive data computation.—
Motoko Rich,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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This is a completely new way of doing computation based on the laws of physics at the atomic level.—
Jack Dongarra,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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