calculate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin calculātus, perfect passive participle of calculō (“‘I reckon, originally by means of pebbles’”) < calculus (“‘a pebble’”).

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• IPA: /kæɫkjuːleɪt/

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to calculate (third-person singular simple present calculates, present participle calculating, simple past and past participle calculated)

1. (transitive) (mathematics) 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. (intransitive) (mathematics) To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process.
3. (intransitive) To plan something, especially something morally wrong.

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• (determine value of or solution to): compute, reckon (old), work out
• (determine values or solutions): compute, reckon (old)
• (plan): plan, plot, scheme

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• calculating

[edit] Related terms

• calculation
• calculus
• calculator
• incalculable

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[edit] External links

• calculate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• calculate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911