calculations

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 Economists are careful to note how there’s always nuance in these calculations. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Solves basic and complex calculations The droplet is surprisingly capable. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026 Those and other calculations resulted in an advisory sentencing range of 188 to 235 months. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 Structured computation and data management, including calculations, allocations and scenario modeling, should remain within deterministic planning systems, while agents orchestrate and interpret on top of that foundation. Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 In an exit scenario, United would only be entitled to training compensation based on FIFA calculations. Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Victory is thus determined largely by calculations made before battle begins. Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 Social Security recipients may get the largest pay raise in three years in 2027, according to new calculations that include the latest August inflation data. Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 The letter does not detail the statistical model used to make the calculations. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • From the age of 14, pupils will be able to combine technical subjects like manufacturing and AI with core subjects like maths and English.
    Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 29 July 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
Noun
  • These themes change from time to time and have included the computations needed for the 1969 lunar landing and the role of play in scientific and mathematical discovery.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For instance, in quantum computing, a fragile quantum state can cause errors before computations are completed.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In dressage competitions, horses follow a short sequence of bouncing walks and trots, pirouettes and figures-of-eight.
    Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And the number moved enough that the Census Bureau took the unusual step of declaring the old and new figures incomparable, creating a new time series from December 4, 2025, and filing the earlier data under historical.
    Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Calculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculations. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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