calculation

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Roberts admits that the “magic number” of $1.46 million is more of a hunch or perception of what people think they’ll need, rather than an official financial calculation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

OpenAI made a different calculation, in his view, concluding that users didn’t care about its relationship with the Pentagon.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

It is a mathematical calculation that feels cold and distant from the pain felt by families devastated by meningitis.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Qubits can be extremely sensitive to changes in their external environment that disturb their superpositioned state and introduce errors into a calculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

His ultimate aspiration was to be president of the United States, which meant his approach to solving the threat would require precision and shrewd calculation.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler