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
Anaplan’s cross-functional scenario-planning and analysis platform performs deterministic calculations.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Hecla said his calculations show that a direct-cycle system would produce large quantities of radioactive isotopes of argon, krypton and carbon.
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Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Combined, those two franchises are worth nearly $14 billion, according to CNBC’s calculations, compared with current MSG Sports’ enterprise value of less than $10 billion.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
Current battery systems often rely on external calculations to estimate battery health.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
And in a place like Manalapan, those calculations often come down to the value of the ground itself.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Some are relatively pragmatic and understand the political rules of the game, as well as the Kremlin’s calculations.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Lively’s lawyers must still submit billing records and fee calculations for court approval.
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Los Angeles Times,
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.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Hecla said his calculations show that a direct-cycle system would produce large quantities of radioactive isotopes of argon, krypton and carbon.
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Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Combined, those two franchises are worth nearly $14 billion, according to CNBC’s calculations, compared with current MSG Sports’ enterprise value of less than $10 billion.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
18 June 2026
Current battery systems often rely on external calculations to estimate battery health.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
And in a place like Manalapan, those calculations often come down to the value of the ground itself.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
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
Lively’s lawyers must still submit billing records and fee calculations for court approval.
—
Los Angeles Times,
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.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 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.
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Some of the studies are showing kids that maybe weren't as interested in maths now love maths.
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Instead, consciousness is an outcome of information processing, and thus in principle it can be generated in any number of physical substrates so long as those substrates can support the requisite informational patterns, structures and computations.
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Experts say that because chips perform the advanced computations required for frontier AI systems, cutting off access to the chips is crucial to prevent geopolitical rivals from using AI systems for military or economic purposes.
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Its worse-sounding homicide figures are due to the ratio of deaths in a tiny population of less than a million people.
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Cropped tops are flattering on petite figures, so this sleeveless top will look amazing on you.
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“Calculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculations. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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