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calculation

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




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Errors can arise before a calculation is completed.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

But reducing his restraint to fear or campaign calculation also gives him too little agency.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The benchmark rate moved up to 7.07% on Thursday, according to the daily calculation from Mortgage News Daily, returning to the 7% mark that it had dropped below in May 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

"It's the mathematical calculation of the crash," Jodi Westbrook Flowers, a member of the 9/11 families' legal team, told the BBC.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Chess was practically the Russian national sport, and Khrushchev relished the chess-like aspects of his job, the cunning calculation of moves and countermoves.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Each team is allowed one player whose salary is exempt from the calculations; however, players who move between top-tier teams can only qualify for such marquee status after two years with their new side.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

The calculations are different for people who don’t have the same obesity-related risk factors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

The findings may also force scientists to reconsider calculations of the global methane budget.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 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

If his calculations were correct, they were only eighty miles from South Georgia Island.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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