calculation

Example Sentences

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The date is determined through a calculation known as computus paschalis, literally “computation of Easter” in Latin.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“While positive, the devil is in the detail and we await FirstRand’s calculation of the required provision which we expect in a matter of weeks,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

OpenAI made a different calculation, in his view, concluding that users didn’t care about its relationship with the Pentagon.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

It is a mathematical calculation that feels cold and distant from the pain felt by families devastated by meningitis.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I might have discovered that in at least one instance the wheel had stopped, that in spite of all the unrelenting calculation, chance and luck had, at least once, changed something.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus