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calculation

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




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That process can take considerable time, and every additional cycle creates another opportunity for outside disturbances to interfere with the calculation.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

The proposed new calculation would exclude immigrants in the country illegally, which various analyses estimate total about 15 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Each calculation performed by the bacterial circuits takes about eight hours, far longer than an electronic computer would require.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Cook’s calculation to rent rather than build AI is widely seen as a smart move, too.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Realizing that his next move might ruin his life, Bobby, whose life on the chessboard had always been about preparation and calculation, decided that people in desperate positions must take desperate chances.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

But Hoover, the former Biden administration advisor, said those calculations omit how much the country would have saved in avoided health care costs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

These models don’t make decisions; they carry out millions of probability calculations and pick the best one to answer the prompts they’re given.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

When Kelly turned 50, he started running calculations on when he could retire.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

You can do your own calculations using your own state income-tax rate and local income-tax rate if you are subject to one.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

We pored over our calculations for weeks on end.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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