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calculate
transitive verb calculated, calculating
- to determine by using mathematics; compute
- to reckon or determine by reasoning, evaluating, etc.; estimate; judge
- to plan or intend for a purpose: a tale calculated to mislead us
- Dialectal to think, suppose, guess, etc.
- ☆ Dialectal to have in mind (to go, do, etc.); intend
intransitive verb
- to make a computation
- to rely or depend (on)
See calculate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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