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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Appearing before the commission, he said city investigators incorrectly calculated the value of the gifts and failed to take into account how much Lee had actually consumed at the food and drink venues.
From Los Angeles Times
These planets have circular orbits even though their calculated circularization times exceed the ages of their systems.
From Science Daily
They then calculated how likely each case would be, given the Webb data.
From Science Daily
U.S. statistical agencies produce two widely followed inflation measures: the Consumer Price Index, calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
From Barron's
Delays were calculated by the difference between overnight average speed and average speed at peak rush hour in each city.
From Los Angeles Times
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