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calculated definition

cal·cu·lated (-lāt′id)

adjective

  1. done by mathematical calculation
  2. undertaken or accepted after the probable results have been estimated a calculated risk
  3. deliberately planned or intended calculated cruelty
  4. apt or likely

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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