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calculation

noun as in computed or estimated amount

noun as in forethought

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One writer, on deadline in New Zealand, was at least awake enough to notice the obvious calculation by Tilly’s creators.

When it comes to AI, some back-of-the-envelope calculations offer a sanity check on the current economics.

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Some furloughed government workers will return to work to produce a key inflation report for September, allowing for the calculation of Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment, according to reports.

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The answer you arrive at is your personal “burn rate,” and it is a calculation that hundreds of thousands of federal workers are now confronting.

This delay throws off the calculation of distance to the satellites, which makes the reported position inaccurate.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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