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
Milton was pardoned before a judge had a chance to approve that figure, but experts said judges typically hew closely to prosecutors' calculations.
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 12 June 2025
Those calculations, needless to share, aren't shared with Lucy's clients, but processed in some amorphous zone between her head and her heart.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 June 2025
Per the state’s calculations, that law could have someone earning $87,000 in Miami-Dade paying nearly $2,400 for a studio apartment.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
That brings us to the question of what all these calculations mean.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 12 June 2025
Those calculations, needless to share, aren't shared with Lucy's clients, but processed in some amorphous zone between her head and her heart.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 June 2025
Per the state’s calculations, that law could have someone earning $87,000 in Miami-Dade paying nearly $2,400 for a studio apartment.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
That brings us to the question of what all these calculations mean.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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Lawyers for Smith countered that the Supreme Court has previously said there’s no precise math equation for determining an intellectual disability.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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One of those consequences is the elimination of learning opportunities such as robotics camps and access to advanced math courses for K-12 students.—
Amber M. Simpson,
The Conversation,
6 June 2025
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The time has come for House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, to face up to the brutal arithmetic that explains how Tallahassee works.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
17 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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The study exposed fundamental limitations in exact computation, revealing that these systems fail to use explicit algorithms and reason inconsistently across similar puzzles.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Their function, in this case, was not to bind to a target molecule, but to carry out computations.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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