calculate
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute.
has calculated
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present perfectof calculate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The BLS has calculated how much the CPI would have grown over the last five decades had its current methodology been used at every point along the way over those five decades.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
A Cornell physicist has calculated that the universe may be nearing the halfway point of a total lifespan of about 33 billion years.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
Bloomberg puts Elon Musk’s wealth at $627 billion for the year through Dec. 29, but Barron’s has calculated that it’s closer to $750 billion, up $400 billion just this past year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
Yet Wirth has calculated his company has the means and resilience to outlast changing governments—in Caracas and Washington alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Harold Morowitz has calculated what it would cost to put together the correct molecular constituents that make up a human being by buying the molecules from chemical supply houses.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
