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calculation

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




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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

But I do not feel like there is the sense from the Iranian side that the economic squeeze is going to alter the Iranian calculation any time soon, including on any negotiations.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

It’s a calculation that should be made with a CFP, but my gut tells me that the window for Roth conversions has narrowed, meaning very piecemeal conversions.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Mastro agreed that landlords’ operating income increased based on the board’s calculation, though he said that figure is artificially low, partly because it includes revenue from market-rate apartments in the same buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

It means that in principle, then, we are not ruled by mysterious, unpredictable forces, but that, on the contrary, we can in principle control everything by means of calculation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The letter does not detail the statistical model used to make the calculations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

DFT calculations indicated that this newly formed motif makes it much easier to break the C-H bonds in methane, one of the key steps in activating the molecule.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Preliminary calculations based on the seismic signal the landslide produced indicate that the ice-and-rock avalanche in Nepal was likely 10 times the volume of the one in Blatten, said Schwanghart.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The estimated numbers are Ministry of Justice calculations:

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

That is why it is my job to narrate to her the information we have on the ground—so then she will be able to make better calculations to advise us.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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