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calculate

[ kal-kyuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

calculated, calculating.
  1. to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute:

    to calculate the velocity of light.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to determine by reasoning, common sense, or practical experience; estimate; evaluate; gauge.
  3. 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: , , ,

  4. Chiefly Northern U.S.
    1. to think; guess.
    2. to intend; plan.


verb (used without object)

calculated, calculating.
  1. to make a computation or form an estimate.
  2. to count or rely (usually followed by on or upon ):

    They calculated on good weather.

calculate

/ ˈkÊlkjʊˌleɪt; ˈkÊlkjʊlətɪv /

verb

  1. to solve (one or more problems) by a mathematical procedure; compute
  2. tr; may take a clause as object to determine beforehand by judgment, reasoning, etc; estimate
  3. tr; usually passive to design specifically; aim

    the car was calculated to appeal to women

  4. intr; foll by on or upon to depend; rely
  5. dialect.
    tr; may take a clause as object
    1. to suppose; think
    2. to intend (to do something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • calculative, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù±ð·³Š²¹±ôc³Ü·±ô²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) precalculated precalculating
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calculate1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Late Latin ³Š²¹±ô³Š³Ü±ôÄå³Ù³Ü²õ “reckoned,” past participle of ³Š²¹±ô³Š³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð “to reckon,” derivative of calculus ‌õ±ð²ú²ú±ô±ð”; calculus
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calculate1

C16: from Late Latin ³Š²¹±ô³Š³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð, from calculus pebble used as a counter; see calculus
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Michelle Gavin, a senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Washington-based Council for Foreign Relations, said the way the new tariffs have been calculated "makes no sense at all" to economists.

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Here’s how the Trump administration calculated the new tariffs: It took the U.S. trade deficit with individual trading partners, then divided it by U.S. imports from that partner.

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Specifically, the formula that the Trump administration used to calculate tariffs for each country was as follows: the U.S. trade deficit with the country, divided by the country’s exports to the US, halved.

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But the White House's official methodology document makes clear that they have not calculated this for all the countries on which they have imposed tariffs.

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Those orders and other Trump actions have triggered more than 67 lawsuits seeking preliminary injunctions or temporary restraining orders, Vladeck calculated; federal judges have granted some relief in 46 of those cases.

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