calculations

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The experimental findings were supported by first-principles calculations based on density functional theory, performed by a theoretical team led by Dr. Maia G. Vergniory of the Donostia International Physics Center and Université de Sherbrooke.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 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

Another investigator would tell the trial that his calculations show Abubakr Ben Yousef had been driving faster than 63mph at the time of the impact.

From BBC • 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

Once a scientist chooses a suitably close distance, all the calculations using the “true” mass and charge agree with one another.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife