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calculation

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




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Part of the calculation, with the Tigers on a skid that could push them to sell at the deadline, will be the health of the Dodgers’ pitching staff, which is steadily improving.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Staff excluded from the efficacy calculation patients who had RP1 injected in all of their tumors, but only from the numerator and not denominator.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

With the new calculation, the Sun's silver abundance is now much more consistent with the amount found in these ancient meteorites.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

And as I explained in my answer to that letter, it is a calculation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

A further calculation gave Seaborg pause: the irradiated uranium would be ferociously radioactive.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

"According to current calculations... this could happen on Tuesday or Wednesday," Magyar told a press conference at the plant, which has already reduced output in recent days.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Much may depend on whether Tehran is able to maintain calibrated actions without triggering a response that fundamentally changes the political and military calculations of the United States.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Even here, though, historians have noted that the Soviet Union’s near-simultaneous invasion of Manchuria—which dispelled Japan’s illusion that Moscow might stay neutral in the war—also had an impact on the emperor’s calculations.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Researchers at Uppsala University have determined that the Sun contains 55 percent more silver than earlier calculations suggested.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

The tournament director continued to make calculations, finally looking up and declaring that Bisguier had won.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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