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arithmetic, calculus, ciphering, computation, figures, figuring, math, mathematics, number crunching, numbers, reckoning
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By that point virtually all U.S. consumer goods imported from China will be taxed, according to calculations by the Peterson Institute for International Economics. — Fortune, "Trump’s Trade War with China is about to Hit Home," 31 Aug. 2019 By then, roughly 99% of made-in-China consumer goods imported to the United States will be taxed, according to calculations by Chad Bown of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. — Washington Post, "‘They’re on,’ Trump says of tariffs set to kick in on Sunday," 31 Aug. 2019 Certainly, there are some caveats to the calculations. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, "How much profit might MLB owners make by selling their teams?," 28 Aug. 2019 Since the tax cuts were passed, the typical household (of 2.5 people) has seen a $5,205 increase in real disposable personal income, according to calculations by the White House's Council of Economic Advisers. — Kevin Hassett For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Former White House chief economist: The case for the Trump economy," 26 Aug. 2019 Mortgages that went into the two banks’ securities lost a total of $73 billion, according to calculations used by the government. — Kevin Wack, ProPublica, "Sen. Elizabeth Warren Asks Why the Justice Department Went Easy on Big Banks," 24 Aug. 2019 But people watched, and three years in the network had about 20 million subscribers, according to Clifford’s calculations. — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Food Network co-founder Jack Clifford dies at 85," 30 July 2019 If the command module could make several orbits around the Moon, these engineers realized, astronauts could map out some of these mass concentrations, providing a huge boost to trajectory calculations for future lunar missions. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "The Greatest Leap, part 2: The 50/50 bet that won the Space Race for America," 17 July 2019 With estimated retail prices of $15 to $35 per bottle, the destruction could result in $90 million to nearly $300 million of lost bourbon, according to Bloomberg calculations. — Olivia Rockeman, latimes.com, "Jim Beam warehouse fire ruins 40,000 barrels of bourbon," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'calculation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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