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calculation

noun

ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən

Definition of calculation

as in math

the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value by my calculation, it should take me a month to save up for the weekend getaway

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Recent Examples of calculation Atmospheric transmission, sky background, and detector noise also factored into the calculations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Tensor Cores are specialized parts of NVIDIA GPUs designed to speed up AI calculations. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026 Do not hide behind perfect calculations if something deeper needs acknowledgment. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026 Letter grades and grade point average calculations would then begin with the second semester. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calculation

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Finally, planning and coordination are useful for tackling ambitious problems in math, programming, or any other domain.

— Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
And the math, in the case of Pike, is unstable, hinged somewhat arbitrarily on her birthday.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of math

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Yet although supplying air defenses is essential, protecting Ukraine’s skies cannot be the only strategy, because of simple arithmetic.

— Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
The arithmetic of a shrinking workforce Rowe argued the skilled-labor shortage has become difficult to dismiss as a routine hiring challenge.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of arithmetic

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Our minds take in information from the world (input), manipulate it in some fashion (computation), and then enact behavior (output).

— Benjamin Riley, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026
Instead of performing computations entirely through conventional electronic circuits, Q/C’s approach uses the interference of light to carry out certain mathematical operations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of computation

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