as in math
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
by my calculus the more efficient air conditioner will have paid for itself within a span of five years
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Recent Examples of calculus
And doing calculus can become a lot less straightforward.
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Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
The tests revealed that estrogen, progesterone and testosterone were measurable in bone, and dentin, enamel, calculus and root samples from teeth.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
But regardless, competition between the regions is not part of the BoxGroup calculus.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the intervening years, as the difficult economics of streaming became fully apparent, especially for legacy media companies managing linear TV’s decline, the calculus changed.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
The tests revealed that estrogen, progesterone and testosterone were measurable in bone, and dentin, enamel, calculus and root samples from teeth.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
But regardless, competition between the regions is not part of the BoxGroup calculus.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the intervening years, as the difficult economics of streaming became fully apparent, especially for legacy media companies managing linear TV’s decline, the calculus changed.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for calculus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculus
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Students at the school are not performing well either — only 13% and 7% of students met state standards in English language arts and math this year, respectively, with little to no growth over the past several years.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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But as Luria puts it, the bear case for CoreWeave is simple math.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Those same calculations on the remaining vested options, however, would almost certainly produce a number significantly lower than 25% of that original $500 million.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Political calculations have shaped the conduct of Imran Khan’s trial.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Excess Burghers became a fixture of imperial life, the answer to a chronic social problem, the unfortunate result of simple arithmetic.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Simple arithmetic such as 355/113 could be calculated in place by selecting the text and pressing USE FRONT-CALC (Control-G), which yields the answer with a dotted underline to indicate the result of a computation.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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