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
Under the current calculations, a Max Mara coat was given a three-month life span.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
The 13-month sentence is below a guidelines calculation of 18 to 24 months.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
Today, direct intervention may be off the table, but coercive measures can influence Russia’s calculations.
—Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
Additionally, when all the data is included in the calculation, Sydney/Fort Denison sea level was higher in 2019 (1.01 meters) than in 1914 (0.98 meters), not lower.
—Kate S. Petersen, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Nov. 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
The 13-month sentence is below a guidelines calculation of 18 to 24 months.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
Today, direct intervention may be off the table, but coercive measures can influence Russia’s calculations.
—Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
Additionally, when all the data is included in the calculation, Sydney/Fort Denison sea level was higher in 2019 (1.01 meters) than in 1914 (0.98 meters), not lower.
—Kate S. Petersen, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculation
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Her husband, my grandfather, was not only a composer who wrote liturgical music, motets, symphonies, and string quartets but also a beloved music teacher who believed that music was as crucial to the development of the mind as math.Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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But the study authors made a math mistake, miscalculating how much of potentially toxic flame retardants a 132-pound person could safely ingest.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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For Macron at least, the arithmetic doesn’t add up.Joseph Ataman, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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The incoming administration will face stark fiscal arithmetic: Most federal dollars go to direct transfers to Americans, disproportionately located in the very places that propelled President-elect Trump back to the White House.Kristal Dixon, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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The key difference lies in computation versus calculation.Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The computation for more complicated AI tasks, Cook assures, occurs in secure regions of Apple’s data centers.Steven Levy, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Calculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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