Definitions for calculate
ˈkæl kyəˌleɪtcal·cu·late

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figureverb

   make a mathematical calculation or computation

2. calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecastverb

   judge to be probable

3. account, calculateverb

   keep an account of

4. forecast, calculateverb

   predict in advance

5. calculate, aim, directverb

   specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

6. count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckonverb

   have faith or confidence in

   "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. calculateverb

   To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.

   Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.

2. calculateverb

   To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process.

3. calculateverb

   To plan something, especially something morally wrong.

4. Etymology: From calculatus, perfect passive participle of calculo, from calculus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CALCULATEverb

   Etymology: calculer, Fr. from calculus, Lat. a little stone or bead, used in operations of numbers.

   1. To compute; to reckon.2. To compute the situation of the planets at any certain time.

   A cunning man did calculate my birth,
   And told me, that by water I should die. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   Why all these fires, why all these gliding ghosts,
   Why old men fools, and children calculate,
   Why all those things change from their ordinance? William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   Who were there then in the world, to observe the births of those first men, and calculate their nativities, as they sprawled out of ditches? Richard Bentley.

   3. To adjust; to project for any certain end.

   The reasonableness of religion clearly appears, as it tends so directly to the happiness of men, and is, upon all accounts, calculated for our benefit. John Tillotson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calculate

   A calculation is a deliberate mathematical process that transforms one or more inputs into one or more outputs or results. The term is used in a variety of senses, from the very definite arithmetical calculation of using an algorithm, to the vague heuristics of calculating a strategy in a competition, or calculating the chance of a successful relationship between two people. For example, multiplying 7 by 6 is a simple algorithmic calculation. Extracting the square root or the cube root of a number using mathematical models is a more complex algorithmic calculation. Statistical estimations of the likely election results from opinion polls also involve algorithmic calculations, but produces ranges of possibilities rather than exact answers. To calculate means to determine mathematically in the case of a number or amount, or in the case of an abstract problem to deduce the answer using logic, reason or common sense. The English word derives from the Latin calculus, which originally meant a small stone in the gall-bladder (from Latin calx). It also meant a pebble used for calculating, or a small stone used as a counter in an abacus (Latin abacus, Greek abax). The abacus was an instrument used by Greeks and Romans for arithmetic calculations, preceding the slide-rule and the electronic calculator, and consisted of perforated pebbles sliding on iron bars. Calculation is a prerequisite for computation.

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1. calculate

   To calculate is to ascertain or determine a numerical value or result by using mathematical processes or methods. It involves computational procedures like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebraic operations, etc. This term can also be used more broadly to refer to the process of carefully thinking about information in order to form a decision or judgement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Calculateverb

   to ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute

2. Calculateverb

   to ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of; as, to calculate or cast one's nativity

3. Calculateverb

   to adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people

4. Calculateverb

   to plan; to expect; to think

5. Calculateverb

   to make a calculation; to forecast consequences; to estimate; to compute

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calculate

   kal′kū-lāt, v.t. to count or reckon: to think out: to adapt, fit (only passive, with for): (U.S.) to think, purpose.—v.i. to make a calculation: to estimate.—adjs. Cal′culable; Cal′culating, given to forethought, deliberately selfish and scheming.—n. Calculā′tion, the art or process of calculating: estimate: forecast.—adj. Cal′culātive, relating to calculation.—n. Cal′culātor, one who calculates. [L. calculāre, -ātum, to reckon by help of little stones—calculus, dim. of calx, a little stone.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calculate

   To create a value using a mathematical process.

   To calculate you need to know the simple process and then its easy.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Intend
   • Predict
   • Trust

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'calculate' in Verbs Frequency: #468

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How to say calculate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of calculate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of calculate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of calculate in a Sentence

1. Keith Richards:

   Our price point is not above average compared to the competition, the way we keep it down is by making sure we use all the things we prep. We calculate our sales projections and make sure we order the right amount of food. Every morning we need to cut the right number of cucumbers; otherwise we’ll have to make up for the waste by raising costs. We keep prices down by doing a good bit of shopping. And we’re able to leverage our growing size to get better deals.

2. Fyodor Dostoevsky:

   Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.

3. Marco Attisani:

   What you are looking at is a big machine, it's an infrastructural machine. It's 40 meters long, 15 meters wide, and 15 tonnes, primarily it's a computer, a big computer that deals with things that computers do normally. They calculate, they broadcast, they collect, they send them to the cloud, they interact with humans.

4. Donald Trump:

   The damage inflicted by President Trump's naiveté, egotism, false equivalence, and sympathy for autocrats is difficult to calculate.

5. Maciej Pawlicki:

   The draft bill includes a complicated algorithm which shows how to calculate the fair (franc) rate, the rate (which results from the algorithm) means that neither zloty nor foreign currency borrowers are privileged against each others.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=calculate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Calculate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=calculate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calculate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=calculate