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calculation

[kal-kyuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkæl kyəˈleɪ ʃən /




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At ProjectionLab and MaxiFi, the toggles for this kind of doomsday calculation are part of their regular inputs for your Social Security primary insurance amount, or PIA.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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

The Cleveland Fed’s median PCE inflation rate calculation External link, which ranks the components of PCE inflation and picks the one in the middle, measured 2.8% year over year in April.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

No, the analogy can’t take us that far; there are no ingredients here, just a calculation you could, in principle, do by hand.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

My two fifteen-minute breaks, which seemed almost superfluous on the 10:00-6:00 shift, now become a matter of urgent calculation.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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