The explosion thesis, he said in a statement, is "a preliminary calculation with a highly questionable connection to the real world."
It would probably average one or two percentage points above what the current formula produces, based on the Census Bureau's preliminary calculations.
Cliff had told him with a perfectly straight face that they hoped to check their preliminary calculations in a matter of three or three-and-a-half centuries.
The photosphere is exploding out into space and preliminary calculations indicate we'll be engulfed here in less than twenty hours.
His preliminary calculation had suggested that this was the crucial point.
"I have made some preliminary calculations," said Spock.
At this stage it was possible to do some preliminary calculations relating to the manufacture of the chairs.
Dr. Ball also made the first preliminary calculations on filling rate, electricity production and salinity.
"But the preliminary calculations indicate that they will-maybe even better."
According to a preliminary calculation, the cost of work was about seven thousand pound sterling.