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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 Student growth The state issues a letter grade to each school on an A through F scale, and while 80% of the grade is based purely on test scores, about 20% of the calculation is based on students’ year-over-year improvement. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 When the asset is our own expertise, the calculation gets much harder. — Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 In effect, this compresses a 20-minute problem down to under two minutes, and a weeklong calculation to roughly two days. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 For the communities hosting them, the calculation can be very different. — Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calculation

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That’s as test scores in math and reading tanked after schools ditched textbooks in favor of screens.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
To theoretical computer scientists, the answer lies in the math of algorithms.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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Subsequent research actually backed him up, finding that habitual calculator use before students had internalized basic arithmetic weakened their mental fluency and fact retrieval.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
The synergy requirement remains, and so does the arithmetic behind the job losses.

— Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

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