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
For decades, this calculation was theoretical, given the difficulties of studying photosynthesis under low light.
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Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
Satisfying San Diego State’s football program was part of the capacity calculation.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
There are often slight differences in calculations on the start date of the holy month, but based on the moon cycle, it is largely regarded as ending on March 30.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
An Education Department spokesperson referred USA TODAY to DOGE when asked about the calculations.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
Satisfying San Diego State’s football program was part of the capacity calculation.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
There are often slight differences in calculations on the start date of the holy month, but based on the moon cycle, it is largely regarded as ending on March 30.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
An Education Department spokesperson referred USA TODAY to DOGE when asked about the calculations.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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Eventually, even after the Heat overcame a 17-point second-period deficit, the math simply did not add up, even with a seven-point fourth-quarter lead.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Firefighters are expected to perform miracles with fewer resources, but at some point, the math just doesn’t work.—
Andrew Ansbro,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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One is to vote in a change to the debt brake (difficult given parliamentary arithmetic — there is talk of doing it in this parliament), declare an emergency ‘event’ that merits high spending as was the case with Covid-19 and it will be argued that President Donald Trump has created a crisis.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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His pitch encountered initial resistance from potential members, given the arithmetic: Twenty percent higher costs for planting, while yielding 25 percent less coffee.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The more computation, the more the model thinks, the smarter the answer.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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According to the company, this same computation would take Frontier, currently considered the world’s fastest supercomputer and operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy, 10 septillion years to solve.—
Britney Nguyen,
Quartz,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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