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calculation

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




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Man isn’t surpassed by the machine, because man isn’t reducible to calculation or mechanical processes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

Over the past decade, lattice calculations have become increasingly powerful, but the precision needed for the muon g−2 calculation remained exceptionally difficult to achieve.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

The government has committed to conducting a review into the CMS' calculation model and said it was considering the report's recommendations as part of an ongoing review.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Junior adjusted his wire-rimmed spectacles and seemed to make a mental calculation.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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