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
But that calculus is quickly changing.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
That calculus extends to the formatting.
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Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Even though Republican lawmakers were bullish on the idea at first, the final calculus at the Capitol found the issue to be too politically risky with big midterm elections coming up.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
That calculus has changed, though.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
That calculus extends to the formatting.
—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Even though Republican lawmakers were bullish on the idea at first, the final calculus at the Capitol found the issue to be too politically risky with big midterm elections coming up.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
That calculus has changed, though.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for calculus
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PennDOT is installing about $20,000 in safety improvements at a Delaware County intersection where a college math professor was killed while riding his bicycle six months ago.
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Like any astronaut crew, the resume of each of these astronauts reads like a greatest hits list of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, training, including aviation in civilian and military contexts.
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Since 2022, regulators have already substantially scaled back the original Basel Endgame capital proposals, revised stress-testing transparency rules, reduced Supplementary Leverage Ratio requirements, and proposed removing Treasuries from SLR calculations.
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Today, the calculation has changed.
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But none of that changes the fundamental arithmetic.
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The arithmetic was straightforward.
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“Calculus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculus. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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