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 From constant monitoring and planning ahead to food calculations and technology management, diabetes burnout is real. — Nick Jonas, Time, 5 Nov. 2026 That gives her more time to focus on the calculations, permits and emergency plans necessary to accommodate growth. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026 By adding a single diagnostic check before running calculations, an international research team cut processing errors by 54 percent. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026 The subscription revenue calculations disclosed in Agility’s S-4 filing were based on an unidentified customer’s $300 million order covering 1,000 Digit 5 robots over a three-year subscription contract. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026 Libraries used in calculations, data conversion or scientific computing can cause errors that affect major decisions. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 This discovery allowed for extremely complex computer calculations to be performed using one type of transistor. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026 More than 20 trillion gallons of rain have fallen on the Four Corners states and Nevada in the past two weeks, according to calculations by former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue. — Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 The Herald included active and inactive voters in all calculations and graphics, since inactive voters are still eligible to cast ballots. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculations
  1. maths
  2. computations
  3. figures
Noun
  • Less than a month after astonishing the world with its solution to the long-standing Navier-Stokes problem, OpenAI has released 722 maths papers, proving or disproving problems across numerous fields from algebraic geometry to number theory.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of maths
Noun
  • In large computations, many qubits must wait between operations, during which their quantum states can decay.
    — Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Crucially, the weights governing these computations are not individually designed by humans.
    — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of computations
Noun
  • There will be nonstop panels on TV and livestreams, analysts repeating analysis of days-old polls, and — come afternoon — figures from exit polls suggesting that Hispanics are voting in large numbers, or that the economy is a major issue.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, only 33 colleges and universities in the country admit 10% or fewer of their undergraduate applicants, NACAC figures show.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of figures

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