calculation
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That process can take considerable time, and every additional cycle creates another opportunity for outside disturbances to interfere with the calculation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 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
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
To be even more generous and also to simplify the rough calculation, assume it’s a cube 40 billion light-years on a side.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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 letter does not detail the statistical model used to make the calculations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It is pleasing in its simplicity, but it also comes with lots of risk, especially if reality doesn’t line up with your calculations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The calculations also take realistic experimental limitations into account, making the approach more relevant to potential future devices.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
We were one week from Christmas if my calculations and tree notches were accurate, and I was wondering how to celebrate it, or if at all.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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