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calculate

[kal-kyuh-layt] / ˈkæl kjəˌleɪt /




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This matters because stations need at least 16 hours of valid PM2.5 measurements to calculate a daily average, according to CPCB's methodology.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The researchers calculate that early galaxies would be approximately 12 times larger in both size and mass than predicted by standard cosmology, according to findings published in Galaxies 13, 115.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

I calculate that on a price-only basis, they need only grow at a 1.5% annualized rate in order for them to beat the 10-year Treasury over the next decade.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Spain lengthened the wage history used to calculate payouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Ekon tried to calculate that in his mind.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The software calculates how much material would vaporize across different parts of the asteroid's surface and displays the results as a heat map.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Statewide, more than 4 million votes remain to be counted in this race, according to the Associated Press, which calculates the expected vote using returns and other data.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Richard Baldwin of Switzerland’s IMD Business School calculates that China’s manufacturing output climbed by $13.9 trillion between 2008 and 2024, while America’s grew by $2.8 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

It calculates that "a typical family's disposable income would rise by an average of 2 per cent over the 2020s in the wake of the Chancellor's measures".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

On the runway in Boston, her seat belt buckled, Ashima looks at her watch and calculates the Indian time on her fingers.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Using hourly PM2.5 readings from this station, BBC Verify calculated an average concentration of about 945 micrograms over the 24-hour period after 17:00 on 8 November.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The DfE said its guidance sets out "how repayments are calculated across the different repayment plans", adding that it was "vital" that university applicants have "clear and accurate information".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

In fact, the researchers calculated that Siwarha is likely tens to hundreds of times too faint to be detected directly with the radio measurements they collected.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

A total of 42% of Americans have never calculated how much money they’ll need in retirement, according to a Evergreen.ai, a financial-planning platform.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Along the way, he also worked out and published the first tables of human mortality, the scientific basis on which life-insurance premiums are calculated.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Into this maelstrom of social jockeying Dostoevsky cast the gentle Prince Myshkin, whose lack of guile makes him a figure of fun among the vain and calculating people he encounters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Imagine calculating the shortest route between two neighborhoods in the Mumbai suburbs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

One way to measure is calculating biomass, which refers to plant life by weight but is complicated to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

He arrived at that rate by calculating the lowest inflation-adjusted withdrawal rate that could nevertheless have been sustained by a 50% stock/50% bond portfolio in the worst 30-year period in U.S. history.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Thankfully, I have Rufus here to be calculating for me; I guess Last Friends double as life coaches that way.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera


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