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calculate

Pronunciation: /ˈkalkjʊleɪt/

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Definition of calculate

verb

[with object]
  • 1determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically:the program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available [with clause]:local authorities have calculated that full training would cost around £5,000 per teacher
  • determine by reasoning, experience, or common sense; reckon or judge:I was bright enough to calculate that she had been on vacation
  • [no object] (calculate on) include as an essential element in one’s plans.
  • 2 (usually be calculated to do something) intend (an action) to have a particular effect:his last words were calculated to wound her
  • 3 [with clause] US dialect suppose or believe:I calculate it’s pretty difficult to git edication down there

Derivatives

calculative

Pronunciation: /-lətɪv/

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin calculat- 'counted', from the verb calculare, from calculus 'a small pebble (as used on an abacus)'

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