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calculus

[kal-kyuh-luhs] / ˈkæl kjə ləs /




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That’s a calculus that will take months, assuming the current peace agreement is signed and maintained by both sides.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Soren Bjorn, chief executive of fresh berry supplier Driscoll’s, said that calculus was a point of debate among executives at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

But a few factors have changed the calculus, causing demand for U.S. battery systems to surge and potentially keeping margins elevated.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“If you reduce your application rates, you’re going to look at yield losses. So, it’s a really challenging calculus on that front.”

From Salon • May 15, 2026

L’Hôpital bought himself the best teacher that money could buy: Johann Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician and one of the early masters of Leibniz’s calculus of infinitesimals.

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




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