calculations

noun

plural of calculation
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 As emergency fuel surcharges begin flowing into regular quarterly BAF calculations, shippers may effectively pay twice for the same fuel price increase, Komodromos said. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 To do so, many leading organizations are addressing AI spend by establishing broad visibility across asset classes and user-level cost attribution, which are foundational elements for accurate ROI calculations. — Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 In fact, since the start of 2025, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Oracle alone have issued more than $300 billion in bonds, according to Bloomberg calculations. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 July 2026 That was good enough for the system’s main purpose of helping US submarines calculate their own locations as a foundation for making the necessary missile launch calculations to strike their targets. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 The thermal jiggling of atoms is a constant threat to the precision needed for detailed calculations. — Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026 Quantum computers aim to perform certain calculations far faster than classical computers, but current systems still face major limitations in speed, stability and computational capacity. — Aldo Romero, The Conversation, 15 July 2026 Analog in-memory computing changes that workflow by performing matrix calculations directly within the memory array, reducing unnecessary data transfers. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 Plan to build your deck with this in mind to simplify calculations, plans, and construction. — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculations
  1. maths
  2. computations
  3. figures
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of maths
Noun
  • The team also believes programmable metasurfaces could eventually support optical computing, where light performs computations instead of conventional electronic circuits.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • The researchers noted these quantum computations could be encoded with less than 500,000 superconducting physical qubits, cracking 256-bit ECC in 18 to 23 minutes.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2026
Definition of computations
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  • During his tenure, Rousteing spearheaded the creation of the ‘Balmain Army’, a diverse and influential community of models, influencers, and celebrities that included figures such as the Kardashians.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 14 July 2026
  • The narrative centers on the early careers and shifting dynamic between legendary figures Cao Cao and Yuan Shao as political corruption, peasant rebellions, and personal ambitions push the capital of Luoyang into absolute chaos.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 July 2026
Definition of figures

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