calculations

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The team observed that English roads contain more bumps and potholes than their French equivalents – but not so many as to upset calculations.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

New skirmishes in the region are hampering cease-fire talks, and highlight that safety — and million-dollar insurance rates per ship — are the top calculations that ship owners will be making.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

In the first quarter, the year-over-year earnings growth rate for companies in the S&P 500 is 28.6%, according to FactSet calculations based on actual results and analyst estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Fluid flow problems can often be simplified into two dimensions, but magnetic field generation must be solved in full 3D space, making the calculations far more difficult.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

After thousands of hours of calculations, countless dead ends, and a few brilliant mental leaps, they’d worked out Enigma’s internal wiring.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin