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calculate

[kal-kyuh-leyt] / ˈkæl kyəˌleɪt /




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The first-quarter average diluted share count used to calculate earnings per share was down 1.7% from the fourth quarter and down 4.6% from the first quarter of 2025.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

According to media reports, the study used hospital patients’ vaccination status to calculate the success of the season’s vaccine, a method long used to determine flu vaccine effectiveness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

One approach focuses on nearby space, measuring distances to stars and galaxies to calculate how fast everything is moving apart.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Only then can we calculate a fair present value.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

They don’t go all the way to zero distance from the electron when they calculate the electron’s true mass and charge; they stop short of zero at an arbitrary distance.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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