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calculate Definition

cal·cu·late (kal′kyo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -kyə-)

transitive verb -·lat′ed, -·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)

calculate Synonyms

calculate

v.

  1. To determine, especially by using mathematics

    compute, reckon, determine, enumerate, count, figure out, figure, ascertain, ascertain mathematically, work out, estimate, forecast, rate, weigh, gauge, assess, number, figure up, account, sum up, total, divide, multiply, subtract, add, cipher, tally, cast, dope out*, crunch numbers*; see also count, estimate 1, measure 1, reckon.

  2. To determine by reasoning or evaluating

    estimate, judge, gauge, think, think likely; see also anticipate 1, assume 1, estimate 1, 2, guess 1.

calculate refers to the mathematical determination of a quantity, amount, etc. and usually implies the use of higher mathematics to calculate distances in astronomy; compute suggests simpler mathematics and implies a determinable, hence precise, result to compute the volume of a cylinder; estimate implies the judging, usually in advance, of a quantity, cost, etc. and connotes an approximate result to estimate the cost of building a house; reckon, an informal substitute for compute, suggests the use of simple arithmetic such as can be performed mentally to reckon the days before elections

calculate Usage Examples

Object

  • probability: Care should be taken when using the section explaining the method of calculating probabilities using normal tables.
  • coefficient: Very few analytic models require that these links be defined as biological links, as is required to legitimately calculate inbreeding coefficients.
  • entitlement: The rules for calculating the actual entitlement to benefit have not changed.
  • amount: Don't get too caught up in calculating exact amounts.
  • percentage: Then calculate the percentages of each group who have been diagnosed with autism.
  • ratio: A measure of the relative facet areas allows us to calculate a relative surface energy ratio E 001 / E 111 = 1.4.

Preposition: on

  • basis: Grades are calculated annually on the basis of reported results.

Preposition: at

  • checkout: The entire order will be calculated at checkout and everything will be delivered at the same time.

Preposition: as

  • percentage: Cars When company cars are used for private motoring, the taxable benefit is normally calculated as a percentage of the list price.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • payable: The service will also calculate the total fee payable for you automatically.
  • due: Nor was there any attempt to calculate amounts due in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Part II of the Scheme.

Subject

  • reference: The tax can then be calculated by reference to another set of tables.

Infinitive complement

  • inspire: The work of Michel Houellebecq is calculated to inspire ambivalence.

Present participle complement

  • accord: Shipping Cost The cost of shipping is calculated according to the weight of the goods you order.
  • depend: The heat output is calculated depending on the size of the mat.
  • use: The amount payable is calculated using the banding of the property which in turn is based on the value of the property.

Preposition: in

  • accordance: The net worth of these assets has been calculated in accordance with the depreciation described in the Profit and loss explanatory notes.
  • manner: The scattering cross-section for a black hole can be calculated in an analogous manner to the Mott formula in QED.

Preposition: from

  • equation: This loss of energy, calculated from the equations, leads to a change in the length of time of an orbit.

Preposition: by

  • reference: The tax can then be calculated by reference to another set of tables.