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calculation

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




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They made a calculation of their own to shift the agents away from the other five problems—and put all of the effort’s computing power into this one.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 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

Each calculation performed by the bacterial circuits takes about eight hours, far longer than an electronic computer would require.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

But it would also eliminate my ability to make an age 50 catch-up contribution to that plan, reduce my contribution flexibility and bring the pretax balance into the IRA pro-rata calculation.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

And Sherm would do the calculation in his head.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

But Hoover, the former Biden administration advisor, said those calculations omit how much the country would have saved in avoided health care costs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Another approach is to put assets - often property - into a trust with loved ones as appointed trustees in the hope of keeping it out of the care calculations.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

These models don’t make decisions; they carry out millions of probability calculations and pick the best one to answer the prompts they’re given.

From Salon Sep. 12, 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

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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