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
Political calculations surrounding the 2028 presidential election inevitably shape these competing perspectives, but electoral considerations cannot replace strategic reality.
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Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Determination and careful calculations — hold on, carry the 2 — are a must.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
These creative calculations suggest a grand total of about 20 million species of insects, many of them with behaviors and physical adaptations and remarkable lives scientists today can only dream of discovering.
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Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
To come to its conclusion, the team collected data on small towns with populations between 1,000 and 6,000 people, with the 75 municipalities with the highest search volume included in the final calculation.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
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Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Determination and careful calculations — hold on, carry the 2 — are a must.
—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
These creative calculations suggest a grand total of about 20 million species of insects, many of them with behaviors and physical adaptations and remarkable lives scientists today can only dream of discovering.
—
Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
1 July 2026
To come to its conclusion, the team collected data on small towns with populations between 1,000 and 6,000 people, with the 75 municipalities with the highest search volume included in the final calculation.
—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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In a 2025 story, USA TODAY explained the math behind that rule of thumb.
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Files, buffers, cuticle tools and even gel systems can last for months or years with proper care, which means the math tilts in favor of DIY after just a few uses.
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The summer arithmetic runs the other way across much of the rich world.
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That arithmetic has become increasingly difficult for Japan to fight.
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Artificial intelligence is transforming data security, rendering traditional encryption methods inadequate as sensitive data is vulnerable during computation.
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After a year and 40 pages of dense computations, the trio posted their paper in July 2025.
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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