as in maths
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 calculations
Lively’s lawyers must still submit billing records and fee calculations for court approval.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The calculations revealed the quark generalized parton distribution (GPD) of the pion.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Musk’s Paper Gains Musk’s net worth will jump roughly $275 billion to about $970 billion after taking into account SpaceX’s offering price, just shy of trillionaire status, according to calculations by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
But the case continued in federal and appellate courts when there was a disagreement about those calculations.
—Julia Coin
june 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Sportico does not count investment income or dividends in these calculations.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
Many of the current issues are not with Tyler software, coding or calculations, officials said.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Other factors could also affect these calculations, such as higher interest rates, a smaller tax base, and labor-supply responses.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Those gauges toss out the highest and lowest inputs to inflation calculations and focus on readings closer to the midpoint of the data.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The calculations revealed the quark generalized parton distribution (GPD) of the pion.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Musk’s Paper Gains Musk’s net worth will jump roughly $275 billion to about $970 billion after taking into account SpaceX’s offering price, just shy of trillionaire status, according to calculations by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
But the case continued in federal and appellate courts when there was a disagreement about those calculations.
—Julia Coin
june 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Sportico does not count investment income or dividends in these calculations.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
Many of the current issues are not with Tyler software, coding or calculations, officials said.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Other factors could also affect these calculations, such as higher interest rates, a smaller tax base, and labor-supply responses.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Those gauges toss out the highest and lowest inputs to inflation calculations and focus on readings closer to the midpoint of the data.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculations
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As a school-leaving-age young woman in 2012, simple maths dictates that she must have been conceived around the time of a conflict that was also defined by the use of mass rape as a weapon of war.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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Some of the studies are showing kids that maybe weren't as interested in maths now love maths.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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The data centers performing the computations used in AI are creating a huge demand for electricity, which could be a strain on the power grid.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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It is well known that quantum computers can rapidly solve computations that the fastest supercomputers might take decades to complete.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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The figures involved in setting up the fight are Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Al-Sheikh, Ring Magazine and Saudi entertainment group Sela as well as broadcaster Netflix.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The project, the National Garden of American Heroes, is slated to feature 250 statues of historical figures from America’s past who have contributed to the nation's cultural, scientific, economic, and political heritage, commemorating the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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“Calculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculations. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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