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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China also dominates global production of solar-power hardware—adding another complicating factor to the geopolitical calculus of the energy race.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
The calculus is simple: This year’s Women’s College World Series averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN, proof that elite softball already pulls prime-time numbers worth chasing.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
To change that calculus, the city should look to the example of its surrounding suburbs, where many of the same issues arise.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
That will change the calculus for some would-be contenders, but also left-leaning advocacy groups and importantly voters.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
The calculus is simple: This year’s Women’s College World Series averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN, proof that elite softball already pulls prime-time numbers worth chasing.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
To change that calculus, the city should look to the example of its surrounding suburbs, where many of the same issues arise.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
That will change the calculus for some would-be contenders, but also left-leaning advocacy groups and importantly voters.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculus
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The national erosion of math skills could cost hundreds of billions in future earnings.—
Marielys Divanne,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Both tea groups performed better on the math puzzles than the hot water group.2 Because hojicha tea contains relatively little caffeine, scientists theorized that this benefit may actually be due to compounds found in its aroma.2 2.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
19 Aug. 2025
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Many presentations touched on the wonders that such quantum computers can theoretically perform — calculations that are effectively impossible for any computer chip built from silicon transistors.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 2023, city commissioners passed a resolution similar to Wednesday night’s, demanding that the county study lead emissions at North Perry Airport after a Sun Sentinel investigation that revealed North Perry ranks fifth in the country for lead emissions based on EPA calculations.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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Pruning involves eliminating redundant parameters that don’t significantly impact accuracy, and quantization converts the models to use lower-precision arithmetic to save on computation and memory usage.—
Dwith Chenna,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 July 2025
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In large numbers, transistors can represent nearly every number, refer to parts of the system’s memory, and do arithmetic.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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“Calculus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculus. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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