Calculation
A calculation is a deliberate process that transforms one or more inputs into one or more results, with variable change. The term is used in a variety of senses, from the very definite arithmetical calculation of using an algorithm, to the vague heuristics of calculating a strategy in a competition, or calculating the chance of a successful relationship between two people.
For example, multiplying 7 by 6 is a simple algorithmic calculation. Estimating the fair price for financial instruments using the Black–Scholes model is a complex algorithmic calculation.
Statistical estimations of the likely ...more
For example, multiplying 7 by 6 is a simple algorithmic calculation. Estimating the fair price for financial instruments using the Black–Scholes model is a complex algorithmic calculation.
Statistical estimations of the likely ...more
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“
If you do not know how to calculate exactly, your visions are worth nothing; if you arrive at them through calculation alone, I disbelieve them.
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― The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures
― The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures
“
The Dark Cloud
Is the memory bank you have which time does not seem to heal
Is the speed with which you block men who lie that they care about how you feel
Is the questioning of where society is going and whether our icy coldness will lead us to complete destruction
Is the stock market obsession some of us have and how we crave calculated instruction
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― The Dark Cloud
― The Dark Cloud
