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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Move forward a few decades, and no one bats an eye at someone using Excel to perform calculations.—
John Schneider,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025 -
But Trump appears to have made the calculation — at the prodding of Israeli officials and many Republican lawmakers — that Israel’s operation had softened the ground and presented a perhaps unparalleled opportunity to set back Iran’s nuclear program, perhaps permanently.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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The remark was made by the calculating corporate climber Tom Wambsgans, on spotting a large Burberry handbag worn by a woman outside of the Roy family’s inner circle.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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In high-stress emergencies, calculating the correct dose to withdraw from a vial takes time and increases the risk of error.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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That's the arithmetic that prompted Moody's to cut its rating on U.S. debt, from its top rating of Aaa to Aa1.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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So doing the work is the arithmetic, and AI is the algebra, intelligence leverages are the calculus.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Here’s what the math on that decision could look like, theoretically: Long-term in 2025 option Marner signs next week for seven years around $13 million, which equates to $91 million.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The math isn’t mathing, though—especially now that the same team is working with Shamea, Kelli’s new BFF.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 June 2025
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The proliferation of mobile banking and the need for real-time transaction processing has pushed computing to the edge.—
Ramasankar Molleti,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The actors' strike also posed the same problem for OD, Kojima's second game in development, powered by cloud computing technology from Microsoft's Xbox division.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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This problem is acutely evident in large language models, where the massive scale of parameters and computations magnifies these inefficiencies.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Quantum error correction schemes, however, require that some of the hardware qubits undergo weak measurements multiple times while the computation is in progress.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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“Ciphering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ciphering. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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