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- Dictionarycalculated/ˈkalkjʊleɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of an action) done with full awareness of the likely consequences: "victims of vicious and calculated assaults"
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CALCULATED definition: 1. planned or arranged in order to produce a particular effect: 2. planned or arranged in order to…. Learn more.
1. : apt, likely. 2. a. : worked out by mathematical calculation. b. : engaged in, undertaken, or displayed after reckoning or estimating the statistical probability of success or failure. a calculated risk. 3. a. : planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose. b. : deliberate, intended. a calculated attempt to deceive voters. calculatedly adverb.
CALCULATE definition: 1. to judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have, and…. Learn more.
Calculated definition: arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.. See examples of CALCULATED used in a sentence.
If you do something in a calculated way, you've given it quite a bit of thought beforehand, and you're very deliberate in the way you do it. Sometimes calculated can have a positive meaning, like when you plan ahead and are thoughtful about something.
to judge the amount or value of something by using information and esp. numbers: [ + question word ] We tried to calculate how fast he was moving when the car crashed. I calculated the total cost to be over $9000. [ + that clause ] Lieutenant Chilton calculated that six men had been lost.
Definition of 'calculated' Word Frequency. calculated. (kælkjʊleɪtɪd ) 1. adjective. If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect. Their movements were calculated to terrify landowners into abandoning their holdings.
1. Determined by mathematical calculation. 2. Undertaken after careful estimation of the likely outcome: a calculated risk. 3. Made or planned to accomplish a certain purpose; deliberate: calculated modesty. 4. Likely; apt. cal′cu·lat′ed·ly adv.
to determine by reasoning, common sense, or practical experience; estimate; evaluate; gauge. to make suitable or fit for a purpose; adapt (usually used passively and with an infinitive): His remarks were calculated to inspire our confidence. Synonyms: mean, intend, plan, design. Chiefly Northern U.S. to think; guess. to intend; plan.
to guess something or form an opinion by using all the information available synonym estimate. calculate that… Conservationists calculate that hundreds of species could be lost in this area. calculate how much, what, etc. It is impossible to calculate what influence he had on her life.
