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
The Department of Revenue hasn’t done any calculations about how the state would or could adjust to shortfalls and changes due to federal cuts, a spokesperson said.
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The physicist’s calculations indicate the latter scenario is likely.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
For decades, many researchers agreed on calculations indicating that the universe may simply continue to infinitely expand outwards in all directions.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Why Experts Worry About Schools Weighing Kids Supporters argue that BMI calculations in schools are important in a time when obesity among kids is on the rise, and recent reports show children's health is worsening.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Over the subsequent five years, the stock prices of the five companies have all more than tripled with the best performer surging more than 500%, according to JPMorgan's calculations.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Picasso looked up the circular column to the lights of the bank lobby above, as if doing calculations in his head.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
After adjusting for sightlines, calculations showed that 107,000 could fill the stadium bowl, with another 5,500 people seated on the field.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
These calculations are involved, but in a paper published in 2023 the NIST team demonstrated that the latest method of calculation shows excellent agreement with their experiment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The physicist’s calculations indicate the latter scenario is likely.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
For decades, many researchers agreed on calculations indicating that the universe may simply continue to infinitely expand outwards in all directions.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Why Experts Worry About Schools Weighing Kids Supporters argue that BMI calculations in schools are important in a time when obesity among kids is on the rise, and recent reports show children's health is worsening.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Over the subsequent five years, the stock prices of the five companies have all more than tripled with the best performer surging more than 500%, according to JPMorgan's calculations.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Picasso looked up the circular column to the lights of the bank lobby above, as if doing calculations in his head.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
After adjusting for sightlines, calculations showed that 107,000 could fill the stadium bowl, with another 5,500 people seated on the field.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
These calculations are involved, but in a paper published in 2023 the NIST team demonstrated that the latest method of calculation shows excellent agreement with their experiment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculations
Noun
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Make daily physical activity as routine as maths and reading.—
William Warr,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replicating those buffers of points in the bag before the turn of the year would put Leeds ahead of the maths and perhaps turn their springtime fixtures into a matter of consolidation rather than a scramble for survival.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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According to the team, these computations should make the system feasible for industrial-scale use.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Mimicking the human brain Human brains are known for performing billions of computations while using about the same energy as a single light bulb.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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This marked a slight increase on figures from August, during which time Moscow claimed to have downed 2,786 Ukrainian drones at an average rate of nearly 90 per day.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dylan Cease, the talented but mercurial right-hander, will take the mound Wednesday afternoon with what figures to be a short leash.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Calculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculations. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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