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 The next should be protecting the processes around the transaction, which can include settlement logic, approval flows, collateral rules, netting calculations or treasury automation. — Ravi Chamria, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Across the 10 seasons PSR was in operation from 2015-16 onwards, our calculations turned up 40 separate instances of SCR excesses. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Based on current calculations, Swift is now expected to begin its atmospheric re-entry no earlier than October. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 After the press conference Thursday, Republican County Judge Tim O’Hare said the calculations presented were off and the true savings will be more substantial. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026 The Done-for-You Portfolio Builder uses that information to assemble a diversified portfolio without requiring spreadsheets or manual rebalancing calculations. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 According to the most recent calculations by the Idaho Department of Water Resources, the amount of water needed across southern Idaho to feed crops this past spring ran at nearly 140% of the historical average. — Dan Davidson, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026 According to Fortune’s calculations, 26 of the 2026 Fortune 500 companies were founder-led. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Part of Ocasio-Cortez’s savvy is in making these difficult calculations visible. — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculations
  1. maths
  2. computations
  3. figures
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
Definition of maths
Noun
  • Just like laptops, cars depend on microprocessors and RAM, or random-access memory, to run all of their computations.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
  • TPUs belong to the class of chips known as AI accelerators, which are tailored to perform the mathematical computations that underpin generative AI models.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of computations
Noun
  • Team-mate Mbaye has also been discussed this summer but senior Liverpool figures insist their interest has only been exploratory to date and strongly dismissed suggestions that personal terms have already been agreed with the 18-year-old.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The past year has seen the first prosecutions of soldiers and military figures using classified knowledge to make money on these prediction markets.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of figures

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