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
Their calculations analyzed factors including geometry, friction, as well as motion dynamics to find out how effectively the chains could wrap around drone rotors during flight.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
By separating out salaries like this in the calculations, HISD seems to steer non-NES schools toward the central office's ideal number of campus employees and limits campus leaders' flexibility to make staffing decisions, said elected Trustee Michael McDonough.
—Nusaiba Mizan, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
On Saturday of the event, nearly 30,000 attendees visited Julia Davis Park, according to calculations that account, at least in part, for repeat customers, Gilbert said.
—Michael Deeds
may 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
At Ross Stores, the compensation committee approved a similar adjustment on May 21, 2025, the proxy states, stripping tariff costs from calculations used to determine bonuses and long-term incentive payouts.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Meet the man whose calculations quietly determine how, and whether, your next flight takes off.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The notifications regarding activity timing mostly involve calculations based on that initial questionnaire.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
The new pricing will be applied to drugs purchased through the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and Japan is listed as a reference country for price calculations.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
At its core, redistricting is supposed to reflect population changes, not political calculations.
—Dan Daley, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
By separating out salaries like this in the calculations, HISD seems to steer non-NES schools toward the central office's ideal number of campus employees and limits campus leaders' flexibility to make staffing decisions, said elected Trustee Michael McDonough.
—Nusaiba Mizan, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
On Saturday of the event, nearly 30,000 attendees visited Julia Davis Park, according to calculations that account, at least in part, for repeat customers, Gilbert said.
—Michael Deeds
may 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
At Ross Stores, the compensation committee approved a similar adjustment on May 21, 2025, the proxy states, stripping tariff costs from calculations used to determine bonuses and long-term incentive payouts.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Meet the man whose calculations quietly determine how, and whether, your next flight takes off.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The notifications regarding activity timing mostly involve calculations based on that initial questionnaire.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
The new pricing will be applied to drugs purchased through the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and Japan is listed as a reference country for price calculations.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
At its core, redistricting is supposed to reflect population changes, not political calculations.
—Dan Daley, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculations
Noun
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Moderation is not a maths problem to solve, but a behaviour to support.—
Justin Kissinger,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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More variables than a maths textbook.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Quantum computers also use computing gates that allow qubits to be shuffled between these states and to run computations in parallel.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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This architecture is a step toward a single system that can accelerate both sparse and dense computations on the same silicon.—
Olivia Hsu,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On-pitch leadership from figures like James, Colwill and Fernandez will also help.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Task force member and history professor Bob Weinberg pushed back, saying reassessing historical figures is part of the academic process.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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“Calculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculations. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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