as in calculation
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
he wasn't very good at ciphering, but he had excellent language skills
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as in calculating
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total
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Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
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For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.
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Night after night of lying there frustrated, anxious, wide awake, calculating how few hours remain, and the bed slowly becomes a cue for wakefulness and worry instead of sleep.
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For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
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But none of that changes the fundamental arithmetic.
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The arithmetic was straightforward.
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Going back to the books, the cocoon periods after each tragedy were periods of vulnerability, figuring things out and trying to survive, and that’s incredibly satisfying to play.
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Surely, a state as innovative as Florida is capable of figuring it out.
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In a 2025 story, USA TODAY explained the math behind that rule of thumb.
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Files, buffers, cuticle tools and even gel systems can last for months or years with proper care, which means the math tilts in favor of DIY after just a few uses.
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The single biggest story Wednesday — Meta Platforms ' plans to build out a cloud computing business to monetize its data centers and other AI infrastructure.
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As major cloud computing companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon rush to build data centers around the globe to power new AI models and systems, the price of computer equipment and memory specifically has been skyrocketing.
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Artificial intelligence is transforming data security, rendering traditional encryption methods inadequate as sensitive data is vulnerable during computation.
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After a year and 40 pages of dense computations, the trio posted their paper in July 2025.
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“Ciphering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ciphering. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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