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calculation

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




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Instead of performing every nuclear calculation during each simulation, the AI is first trained using an extensive library of reference calculations that include complete nuclear reaction networks.

From Science Daily • Jul. 8, 2026

The sale of the 19-year-old - signed from Southend United two years ago for a small compensation figure - is effectively pure profit for Hull's PSR calculation.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Bloomberg added to its calculation Musk’s stakes in his private companies Neuralink and Boring Co., about $7 billion between them, chump change in Musk’s world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

You can do the same calculation for claiming at age 62 versus 67.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

A similar calculation using 23 rather than 5 yields V2, or 50 percent, as the probability that at least two of twenty-three people will have a common birthday.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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