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calculation

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




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To arrive at that calculation, Prof Ramesh says they studied a "very energetic" CME that took place on 5 August 2024.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

But it is also a revolutionary state, sustained since 1979 by ideological conviction as much as calculation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

A rough calculation suggests that last year’s cityide overall homelessness number would have still have been an increase, but by a more modest rate of just under 1.9%, not 3.4%.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The calculation from Cunningham’s end, if there is one, is also not difficult to understand.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Rutherford and Chadwick stated flatly that they had not found Lawrence’s suspiciously light neutrons in any of their bombardments and saw no reason to revise their calculation of the neutron’s weight to conform to Lawrence’s.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Theoretical calculations also suggested that the newly formed state may be polar.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

The computational and informational resources involved in these calculations are hefty.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Asked about these calculations, the Pentagon replied with a statement by chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

AFP based its calculations on daily maximum temperatures from the European Drought Observatory and population data from the EU's Joint Research Centre.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Mom managed other people’s money, doing complicated calculations to figure out how much they owed the government.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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