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calculate definition

cal·cu·late (kalkyo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -kyə-)

transitive verb calculated -·lat′ed, calculating -·lat′·ing

  1. to determine by using mathematics; compute
  2. to reckon or determine by reasoning, evaluating, etc.; estimate; judge
  3. to plan or intend for a purpose a tale calculated to mislead us
  4. Dialectal to think, suppose, guess, etc.
  5. Dialectal to have in mind (to go, do, etc.); intend

Etymology: < L calculatus, pp. of calculare, to reckon < calculus, pebble, stone used in doing arithmetic, dim. of calx, limestone: see calcium

intransitive verb

  1. to make a computation
  2. to rely or depend (on)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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