calculate
(transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
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Yeah but it's not fun to calculate by hand
The Pythagorean theorem was used by Babylonians 1,000 years before his birth today. Tablet IM 67118 confirms they already applied this advanced geometry to calculate diagonals across the globe today.
At the center stands the Alpha Control Tower. Relay cabinets, cathode rays, punched cards and massive computers fill entire rooms just to calculate a single jump trayectory.
me any time my mind's inability to visualize is asked to calculate a rebound angle and i manage to pull off a shot that perfectly threads the needle through all the things i was trying to hit without actually hitting any
New episode at 6pm (UK time). We take a look at xG, including how to actually calculate it!
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(transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.
“New episode at 6pm (UK time). We take a look at xG, including how to actually calculate it!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Having a senile POS like tRump in office who was able to win an election is the only way the extremist right wing will be able to impose their agenda on the country. What they didn't calculate is how unhinged he can get and might do something catastrophic.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We see the strawberries ripen a month early while the generals debate nuclear reminders. Everyone documents the wrong apocalypse. The soil knows what the strategists refuse to calculate. Spring arrives ahead of schedule. War stays on time.”
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— Bluesky· May 2026“It's an N-squared problem. Assign each song phish does a unique integer. Calculate the list of numbers for each set. Then just compare every pair of set-list strings looking for a match. If there's no match, calculate levenstain distance to find most similar set lists”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(intransitive, mathematics) To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.
Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.
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(intransitive, US, dialect) To plan; to expect; to think.
Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.
“Yeah but it's not fun to calculate by hand”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Pythagorean theorem was used by Babylonians 1,000 years before his birth today. Tablet IM 67118 confirms they already applied this advanced geometry to calculate diagonals across the globe today.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“At the center stands the Alpha Control Tower. Relay cabinets, cathode rays, punched cards and massive computers fill entire rooms just to calculate a single jump trayectory.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“me any time my mind's inability to visualize is asked to calculate a rebound angle and i manage to pull off a shot that perfectly threads the needle through all the things i was trying to hit without actually hitting any”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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