calculate
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calculate
- /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/
- /ˈkælkjəleɪt/
Where it comes from
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).
verb calculates · calculating · calculated · calculate
- 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; reckon.
- To plan; to expect; to think. I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal’lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big cle
- 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
- 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
- To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: compute, figure, cypher, cipher, reckon, estimate, account, forecast, count on, direct, aim, arithmetical, arithmetic, calculation, calculus, computed
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verb (transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.
| Español | calcular |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정산하다 jeongsanhada, 계산하다 gyesanhada |
| 日本語 | 計算する keisan suru |
| 中文 | 計算 /计算 jìsuàn, 算 suàn, 計 /计 jì |
| हिन्दी | गणना करना gaṇnā karnā, हिसाब रखना hisāb rakhnā, हिसाब करना hisāb karnā, हिसाब लगाना hisāb lagānā |
| Português | calcular |
| Français | calculer |
| Deutsch | kalkulieren, berechnen, ausrechnen |
| Italiano | calcolare |
| Ελληνικά | υπολογίζω ypologízo, λογαριάζω logariázo |
| Română | calcula, socoti |
| Русский | вычисля́ть vyčisljátʹ, вы́числить výčislitʹ, подсчи́тывать podsčítyvatʹ, подсчита́ть podsčitátʹ, рассчи́тывать rassčítyvatʹ, рассчита́ть rassčitátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tính toán, tính |
| العربية | حَسَبَ ḥasaba |
| עברית | חישב \ חִשֵּׁב khishév |
verb (intransitive) to determine values or solutions
| Español | calcular |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계산하다 gyesanhada |
| 日本語 | 計算する keisan suru, 算定する santei suru, 算出する sanshutsu suru, 見積もる mitsumoru |
| 中文 | 計算 /计算 jìsuàn |
| Português | calcular |
| Français | calculer |
| Deutsch | rechnen |
| Italiano | calcolare |
| Română | calcula |
| العربية | حَسَبَ ḥasaba |
verb (intransitive) plan
| Español | calcular |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꾀하다 kkoehada |
| 日本語 | たくらむ takuramu |
| Deutsch | kalkulieren, sich etwas ausrechnen |
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title = {calculate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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