calculation
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A remarkable back-of-the-envelope calculation from a currency strategist shows just how much SpaceX’s initial public offering could reverberate in global markets.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing calculation
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Number and Operations in Base Ten
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