calculation
Example Sentences
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A remarkable back-of-the-envelope calculation from a currency strategist shows just how much SpaceX’s initial public offering could reverberate in global markets.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Whether that calculation proves correct remains to be seen.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The decision to have a child isn’t primarily a financial calculation, and a one-time payment doesn’t touch the conditions that make family formation feel out of reach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
If you think writing out a math calculation with pen and paper is enough to create consciousness, you have far more faith in mathematics than I do.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
The calculation is similar to the one on false positive results in drug testing, and, like it, demonstrates that misinterpreting fractions can be a matter of life and death.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing calculation
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Number and Operations in Base Ten
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