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calculate

[kal-kyuh-layt] / ˈkæl kjəˌleɪt /




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The revised population estimate also allowed scientists to calculate the scale of the demographic catastrophe that followed European colonization.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The changing climate and the continued destruction of our nature prevent that being a simple equation to calculate.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Scientists at Caltech and Yale University have developed a way to precisely calculate the Kondo effect in specific real materials, something that had not previously been possible.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

If passed, Amendment 3 would put much more of a home’s value beyond the reach of cities and counties when they calculate property-tax bills.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

And I didn’t know how many pounds I had, so I couldn’t calculate how long it would last me.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

The medical-cost ratio is a closely watched metric that calculates the percentage of health-insurance premium revenue that UnitedHealth spends on medical care.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Nobody calculates how hungry they are with their entrée still twenty minutes away.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Wednesday's revisions to PCE data were due to planned methodological changes, including to how the BEA calculates prices for computer-related products, portfolio management and legal services.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

OpenAI calculates that a new monitoring system it set up after news that its agents left a testing sandbox this summer could add 20% to its compute costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“You might be able to find her. She would be”—Molly calculates in her head—“in her late sixties, right? She could very well be alive.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

But the closer Fielder and Oppenheim got to the couple, the harder it became to distinguish candor from calculated performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

One recent academic study calculated that American data-center hyperscalers alone would need to earn revenue equal to roughly 9% of gross domestic product per year by 2032 to break even on their investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Champions League place is calculated to be worth £32.6m - the £39m earned by Manchester City minus the Toffees' £6.4m winnings from the Europa League they competed in instead.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Furthermore, these fees could be calculated based on unrealized, “paper” gains.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The owl and the rats had calculated wisely, and the nearest furrow was more than two feet from her house.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

Von Foerster and his co-authors then projected these historical figures into the future, calculating that thanks to ever-increasing growth, in the year 2026 our numbers would near infinity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Scientists use this threshold to determine which areas qualify as ice-covered when calculating the total "sea ice extent."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We don’t use that number as a form of calculating how we compensate, because it can be fairly arbitrary,” Tiley said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

For companies that still operate old-fashioned pension plans, higher yields mean higher discount rates, which are key to calculating the present value of their liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

I tried calculating how much money we could make if we switched to the bead business.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman


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