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
Our Social Security contribution rates today are based on calculations that shaped the 1983 reforms.
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Dan Doonan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
There are elements of available housing not being listed out of some economic calculation by landlords and property managers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Examples include divulging end users’ confidential contacts or emails and delivering falsified answers that have the potential to corrupt the integrity of important calculations.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
Over the weekend, ATU expressed concerns that the new proposal included rollbacks of overtime calculations and attendance policies.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Dan Doonan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
There are elements of available housing not being listed out of some economic calculation by landlords and property managers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Examples include divulging end users’ confidential contacts or emails and delivering falsified answers that have the potential to corrupt the integrity of important calculations.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
Over the weekend, ATU expressed concerns that the new proposal included rollbacks of overtime calculations and attendance policies.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
Noun
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When the time comes to name the 2025 Sexiest Man Alive, get off your ath and do some math, because the numbers all add up to one clear winner.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Our brains can do math, employ logic, explore abstractions and think critically.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the arithmetic of GDP, this depresses the growth rate.—
Axios,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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The students, ages 4 to 18, receive lessons in reading, writing, grammar, and basic arithmetic; some also learn shoemaking and tailoring.—
Ogar Monday,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Apple Intelligence, introduced last fall for the iPhone 16 series, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, plus all current Macs and most iPads, does a lot of its computation on-device.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The ball’s exit from the bottom of the box marks the end of the computation, with the final location as the result.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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