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
None of it appeared in the original calculus of a six-week war.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Trump’s increasing willingness to use overwhelming military force to pursue American interests abroad throws that calculus into question.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
There was a bit more to the calculus, as Luke Smith reported last fall, but F1 is still taking a leap of faith.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
But the war in Iran is complicating that calculus.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Trump’s increasing willingness to use overwhelming military force to pursue American interests abroad throws that calculus into question.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
There was a bit more to the calculus, as Luke Smith reported last fall, but F1 is still taking a leap of faith.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
But the war in Iran is complicating that calculus.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculus
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Clifton, New Jersey — At Clifton High School in Clifton, New Jersey, senior Gianna Colon is a three-sport athlete, sophomore Sebastian Fazio loves math and baseball, and sophomore Hamza Ramach is in band and is a goalie on the school hockey team.—
Meg Oliver,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Drones cost a fraction of the weapons needed to shoot them down, a math problem that has vexed military planners for years.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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When adjusting the calculation for Texas’ median income, the annual cost drops to about $9,351, reflecting differences in earnings between Texas and the national average.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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This reduced the problem to a finite number of calculations — at least in theory.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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What sounds like bad arithmetic is correct politics.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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No self-pity in those four words, no performance of stoicism either—just the clean arithmetic of a life lived at full speed.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Calculus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculus. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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