as in math
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
by my calculus the more efficient air conditioner will have paid for itself within a span of five years
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Recent Examples of calculus
One frequently cited example arose in 2012 when President Barack Obama told the Syrian government that using chemical weapons against its own people would change his calculus about directly intervening.
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Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
Human errors tend to come at the edges of someone’s knowledge: Most of us would make mistakes solving calculus problems.
—Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2025
Trump’s whims stand to supersede the decades of calculus that have defined the last two true superpowers.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
This moral calculus — whether to try to make a difference from within or leave in protest — has long challenged government workers, particularly in moments of ethical crisis.
—Eric Muller, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
Human errors tend to come at the edges of someone’s knowledge: Most of us would make mistakes solving calculus problems.
—Bruce Schneier, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2025
Trump’s whims stand to supersede the decades of calculus that have defined the last two true superpowers.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
This moral calculus — whether to try to make a difference from within or leave in protest — has long challenged government workers, particularly in moments of ethical crisis.
—Eric Muller, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculus
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Operating margin should go from 17% to roughly 30% during that period, which bakes in a level of conservatism based on the math above.—
StockStory Team,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
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But the math obviously works with 16; both the Big 12 and SEC will have 16-team events.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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This culminated in the calculation of Starting Pitcher Grade Point Averages.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Following the erroneous announcement, reporters uncovered a flurry of caveats and calculations that led to the oversight and inflated the number.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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The show is really aimed at creating foundational skills in reading and arithmetic, along with lessons on proper behaviors that carry forward to the classroom.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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However, the model failed on the hidden code and complex number set prompts, making basic errors in counting and/or arithmetic that one or both of the OpenAI models avoided.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Calculus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculus. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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