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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

So with the average cost of raising a single child costing more and more, young people make a reasonable calculation on how many children are worth having.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

No, the analogy can’t take us that far; there are no ingredients here, just a calculation you could, in principle, do by hand.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

By her face, Jonah thought he could practically see the calculation going on in Mom’s head: Goodness, there couldn’t be anything romantic going on between those two, could there?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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