calculate

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Before, an importer would have to calculate the amount of the tariff due based on how much metal was in the product and then apply separate tariff rates to the item’s remaining components.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Figures used to calculate this are different to the pure pre-tax loss.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Researchers used this data to calculate both total activity and the share that was intense enough to cause breathlessness.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s the same tool that insurance actuaries use to calculate life expectancy, adapted to estimate how long a typical player might expect to play in the WNBA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The problem is, when we try to calculate all the way down to zero distance, the equation blows up in our face and gives us meaningless answers—things like infinity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife