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calculation

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




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At ProjectionLab and MaxiFi, the toggles for this kind of doomsday calculation are part of their regular inputs for your Social Security primary insurance amount, or PIA.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Whether that calculation proves correct remains to be seen.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Man isn’t surpassed by the machine, because man isn’t reducible to calculation or mechanical processes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

If you think writing out a math calculation with pen and paper is enough to create consciousness, you have far more faith in mathematics than I do.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

To be even more generous and also to simplify the rough calculation, assume it’s a cube 40 billion light-years on a side.

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




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