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calculation

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




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"Once you do the calculation, the answer is clear and surprisingly reassuring," said Bortolotti.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

“Using benchmarks created over 20 years ago, the existing calculation is antiquated.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

From Thailand's rice belt to Vietnam's Mekong Delta, farmers across Asia are making the same calculation - and arriving at the same grim conclusion.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But unrecoverable costs are part of the traditional equitable calculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

“Oppie was extremely good at seeing the physics and doing the calculation on the back of the envelope and getting all the main factors,” recalled his colleague Robert Serber.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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