as in math
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
by my calculation, it should take me a month to save up for the weekend getaway
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Recent Examples of calculation
According to Ballantyne's calculation, a burger without condiments comes to approximately 430 calories, which is less than what most people need for their evening meal.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Nearly a fifth of U.S. retail sales last year came from the Christmas holiday season, according to CNBC calculations based on data from the National Retail Federation.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Preliminary distance and speed calculations by law enforcement indicate Htoo was traveling more than 100 mph at the time of impact, the complaint says.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Nearly 60% of Big Apple septuagenarians and their elders reported no retirement income, according to the center’s calculations.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Nearly a fifth of U.S. retail sales last year came from the Christmas holiday season, according to CNBC calculations based on data from the National Retail Federation.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Preliminary distance and speed calculations by law enforcement indicate Htoo was traveling more than 100 mph at the time of impact, the complaint says.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Nearly 60% of Big Apple septuagenarians and their elders reported no retirement income, according to the center’s calculations.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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Newton’s era, the late 17th century, was a time of rapid progress in science and math.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Last July, Foster was featured on Baylor's student-athlete platform for his participation in a math skills summer camp put on by the school.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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And of course there’s some other stuff that can do arithmetic better than us.—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2025
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That’s in 45 years… Corporate labs are starting to internalize such arithmetic.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Like any other institution, the church and its 1.4 billion followers can benefit from artificial intelligence — by using it to streamline menial tasks, conduct deep research and tackle massive data computation.—
Motoko Rich,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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This is a completely new way of doing computation based on the laws of physics at the atomic level.—
Jack Dongarra,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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