calculate
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute.
have calculated
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present perfectof calculate.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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Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group and elsewhere have calculated that more than $1 trillion has already been spent on the data center build-out since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Forecasters have calculated that the El Niño factor is likely to be strong enough to keep hurricane activity below average overall - but there are still big uncertainties.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
IEA analysts have calculated that Russia’s revenues from oil and refined products hit $19 billion in March, the first full month of the conflict, nearly double the $9.75 billion from February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Investors have calculated that rational decision-making by world leaders will prevail in short order.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Physiologists, in fact, have calculated that rowing a two-thousand-meter race—the Olympic standard—takes the same physiological toll as playing two basketball games back-to-back.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
