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calculative

  • a word derived from calculate.
    calculate
    verb (used with object)
    to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute.
  • a word derived from calculation.
    calculation
    noun
    the act or process of calculating; computation.

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"She is very calculative and wants to take responsibility. We always trust her and today was a very special knock."

From Barron's Oct. 31, 2025

Even if you create the chance, there is no sharp striker who is calculative enough up front.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2024

"Strict calculative rules assured tenants and courts that fines were reasonable, limiting landlords' ability to maximize revenues," Deringer writes in the new article.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

Saint-Exupéry, an aviator in the Second World War, saw the conventional adult world as built on destructive human folly: illusions of control, narcissism and calculative thinking.

From Nature Apr. 23, 2018

Such a recital was hardly calculative to enliven the occasion.

From The Love Affairs of Pixie by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.