calculate

verb

/ˈkælkjʊleɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calculātus, perfect passive participle of calculō (“to reckon, compute, calculate”, originally by means of pebbles) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from calculus (“a pebble”), further from calx (“limestone”, calc- in compounds) + -ulus (forms diminutives).

borrowed from calculātus

Definitions

1
To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical…
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.
To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process
To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.
To plan
To plan; to expect; to think.
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1. 4
  To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time,…
  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.
  - to calculate or cast one’s nativity
  - A cunning man did calculate my birth.
2. 5
  To adjust for purpose
  To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.
  - to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people
  - [Religion] is […] calculated for our benefit.
3. To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

The neighborhood

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synonymcipher
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neighborcalculation
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neighborcalculator
neighborincalculable
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neighbormultiply
neighbordivide

Derived

backcalculate, calculant, calculatable, calculated, calculate out, calculating, calculative, calculatory, miscalculate, outcalculate, overcalculate, precalculate, recalculate, retrocalculate, uncalculatable, undercalculate

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at calculate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at calculate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at calculate

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