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noun

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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verb

present participle of cipher

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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Noun

From constant monitoring and planning ahead to food calculations and technology management, diabetes burnout is real.

— Nick Jonas, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
That gives her more time to focus on the calculations, permits and emergency plans necessary to accommodate growth.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

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The Arab parties On paper, the opposition holds roughly 67 seats, but that arithmetic is fractured by ideological, national and personal rivalries.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026
There is no indication that the parliamentary arithmetic in the City Council has shifted in favor of a head tax this year.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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How to Quit Smoking finds Fike at 30, now a dad and still figuring a lot of things out.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
There’s a lot left to get back on the right track — especially with the New York Giants figuring things out at the top of the division — but Monday’s result could serve as the launching pad for a run in the next few weeks.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

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Motors, actuators, computing hardware and power electronics generate heat while performing demanding tasks.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Right now, that future is heavily steeped in artificial intelligence and requires extraordinary amounts of energy and computing infrastructure to run his AI agents, robots, self-driving vehicles, and more.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

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Designed to demystify digital information processing, Eames’s environment made computation into an immersive experience.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
In large computations, many qubits must wait between operations, during which their quantum states can decay.

— Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

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