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calculation

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




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The Cleveland Fed’s median PCE inflation rate calculation External link, which ranks the components of PCE inflation and picks the one in the middle, measured 2.8% year over year in April.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

So with the average cost of raising a single child costing more and more, young people make a reasonable calculation on how many children are worth having.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

If you think writing out a math calculation with pen and paper is enough to create consciousness, you have far more faith in mathematics than I do.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Over the past decade, lattice calculations have become increasingly powerful, but the precision needed for the muon g−2 calculation remained exceptionally difficult to achieve.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Everything I worked on, every calculation I performed, was accurate to the extent of my ability.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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