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  • 1Calculation — Cal cu*la tion ( l[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [OE. calculation, fr. L. calculatio; cf. OF. calcucation.] 1. The act or process, or the result, of calculating; computation; reckoning, estimate. The calculation of eclipses. Nichol. [1913 Webster] The… …

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  • 2calculation agent — USA The party to a derivatives contract charged with making certain calculations and determinations related to the transactions entered into under that contract. The calculation agent is typically designated in the Schedule to the ISDA Master… …

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  • 3The Marching Morons — is a science fiction short story written by Cyril M. Kornbluth, originally published in Galaxy in April, 1951. It was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two after being voted one of the best novellas up to 1965.The story is set… …

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  • 4The True Cross —     The True Cross     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The True Cross     (AND REPRESENTATIONS OF IT AS OBJECTS OF DEVOTION).     (1) Growth Of the Christian Cult;     (2) Catholic Doctrine on the Veneration of the Cross;     (3) Relics of the True… …

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  • 5The Book of Lord Shang — ( Shang chün shu , Shangjunshu [ [http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Diverse/shangjunshu.html Chinese Literature: Shangjunshu 商君書 The Book of Lord Shang ] ] , or colloquially Shangzi ; 商君書 [ [http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/C… …

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  • 6Calculation of glass properties — [ refractive index. [ [http://glassproperties.com/refractive index/ Calculation of the Refractive Index of Glasses] ] ] The calculation of glass properties (glass modeling) is used to predict glass properties of interest or glass behavior under… …

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  • 7The Wright System — Rules and procedures for a Reiterative Proportional Single Transferable Vote Computerised Count The Wright system (named after the late Jack Wright, author of the Book Mirror of a Nation s Mind and past President of the Proportional… …

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  • 8calculation — [[t]kæ̱lkjʊle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] calculations 1) N VAR: oft N of n A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically. Leonard made a rapid calculation: he d… …

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  • 9calculation — noun 1) the calculation of the overall cost Syn: computation, reckoning, adding up, counting up, working out, figuring, totaling up, totting up 2) political calculations Syn: assessment, judgment; forecast …

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  • 10calculation — noun 1) the calculation of the overall cost Syn: computation, reckoning, adding up, counting up, working out, figuring; Brit. totting up 2) political calculations Syn: assessment, judgement, forecast, projec …

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