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
The county's shipments to Southeast Asian nations surged 16.8% from a year ago and those to European Union countries jumped 7.6%, according to a CNBC calculation of the official trade data.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 July 2025
If their income is more than $34,000 or a joint return’s income tops $44,000 under a federal formula for such calculations, they can be taxed on as much as 85% of the Social Security benefits.
—David Lightman
updated July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Camp Mystic successfully challenged those designations, which would limit renovation projects and require flood insurance, citing elevation calculations of a series of buildings that allowed them to be exempted from the federal restrictions.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Quantum computers perform calculations using components known as qubits, which are highly unstable in nature.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 July 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 July 2025
If their income is more than $34,000 or a joint return’s income tops $44,000 under a federal formula for such calculations, they can be taxed on as much as 85% of the Social Security benefits.
—David Lightman
updated July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Camp Mystic successfully challenged those designations, which would limit renovation projects and require flood insurance, citing elevation calculations of a series of buildings that allowed them to be exempted from the federal restrictions.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Quantum computers perform calculations using components known as qubits, which are highly unstable in nature.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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By middle school, the chatbot—now a boy-band singer—might help with math homework and give advice on how to talk to a crush.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Students gain an average of two to three months in reading and math skills during the six-week summer program, keeping them at grade level or above, the website states.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
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In the screwy arithmetic of my mind, more time meant more aspiration.—
Dan Leach
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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The regulations’ unanimous passage in 2022 followed a New York Times investigation detailing widespread educational failures — including young boys who graduated unable to speak English fluently or do basic arithmetic — and allegations of corporal punishment in some of the schools.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Squishy Pebbles The story of Williams’ new result started with progress on a different question about memory in computation: What problems can be solved with extremely limited space?—
Ben Brubaker,
Wired News,
13 July 2025
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This conceptualization shifts computation from handling discrete states to manipulating specific, continuous, nuanced information.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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