"Could not add calculated column"

"Could not add calculated column"

by g k -
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"Could not add calculated column" .

I keep getting this message whenever I try to add a calculated column.  Just to test out, I typed into the formula box  "a1+a2+a3" (without quotes).  There are grades shown for these columns.  But I still get this message.  Am I missing something?