calculated
Americanadjective
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arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
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carefully thought out or planned.
a calculated effort.
adjective
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undertaken after considering the likelihood of success or failure
a calculated risk
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deliberately planned; premeditated
a calculated insult
Other Word Forms
- calculatedly adverb
- calculatedness noun
- uncalculated adjective
- well-calculated adjective
Etymology
Origin of calculated
Example Sentences
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Players might however make a calculated decision on which nation offers the surest path to the Test stage.
From BBC
While “Neighbors” smacks of the kind of thing calculated to raise a nation’s already elevated blood pressure, it may have a calming effect or at least tap the brakes on the crazier behavior.
The findings, led by scientists at the Smithsonian, mark the first time the global extent of bleaching during such an event has been carefully calculated.
From Science Daily
By modeling how radiation gradually destroys organic molecules, they calculated how much material would have existed before being degraded.
From Science Daily
That estimate was derived from plant height measurements using a regression model that both calculated and predicted crown volume from height alone.
From Science Daily
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