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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The National Association of Realtors attempts to quantify housing affordability through the calculation of their Home Affordability Index.—
Chris Gunster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
And that’s the only calculation that matters – to them.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Whether the tax applies to some digital transfers is unclear, as are the mechanics for collecting, calculating, and remitting the tax.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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But with rates here likely to change, both this year and over the years still to come, borrowers should spend the time calculating their potential costs against a variety of rates and terms.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The cold arithmetic of politics suggests none of these options end well.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
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Ugandan elections follow a mystical arithmetic.—
Charles Onyango-Obbo,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Gulls goalie Calle Clang is figuring it out.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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Seven Kingdoms benefits enormously from the chemistry between Claffey (last seen on Bad Sisters) and the young Ansell, who get a satisfying amount of mileage out of simply being two guys figuring things out together.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the school year, CBS Colorado recognizes high school students who excel in science, technology, engineering, and math -- STEM.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The reality, for Destrade, is a simple bit of math.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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This includes planning for workload orchestration across that divide and setting up innovation teams to trace space computing developments and possibly pilot small experiments.—
Tomoko Yokoi,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Citigroup on Monday cut Apple’s price target to $315 from $330 per share, noting that surging computing component costs will hit the company’s gross margin.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks, Startorus has developed a unified solution that shares information across layers, reduces redundant computation, and enables end-to-end joint reconstruction of plasma equilibrium shapes.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Jan. 2026
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Willow was able to reduce errors exponentially by using more qubits and perform a standard benchmark computation in under 5 minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, the report said.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Ciphering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ciphering. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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