Complete Definition of "calculate"

English

Etymology
From Latin calculare#Latin|calculare

Pronunciation
IPA|/kæɫkju�leɪt/

Verb
en-verb|calculat|ing

  1. transitive mathematics To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.

#:Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.

  1. <!--DefB-->intransitive mathematics To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process.
  2. <!--DefC-->intransitive To plan something, especially something morally wrong.

Synonyms
<!--DefA-->((tranisitive) determine value of or solution to): compute, reckon (old), work out
<!--DefB-->((intransitive) determine values or solutions): compute, reckon (old)
<!--DefC-->((intransitive) plan): plan, plot, scheme

Translations
trans-top|{transitive) to determine value
Catalan: t-|ca|calcular
Croatian: t|hr|kalkulirati, t|hr|izra�unati
Czech: t-|cs|spo�ítat
Dutch: t|nl|berekenen, t|nl|uitwerken
Finnish: t+|fi|laskea
French: t|fr|calculer
German: t|de|kalkulieren, t-|de|berechnen, t|de|ausrechnen
Hebrew: t|he|��ש�|sc=Hebr (le'khashev)
Hungarian: t|hu|kiszámít
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Italian: t+|it|calcolare
Japanese: t-|ja|��|sc=Jpankeisansuru)�� (������
Korean: ���� (jeongsanhada)
Polish: t|pl|wylicza�, t|pl|kalkulowa�
Portuguese: t+|pt|calcular
Russian: t|ru|в��и�л���|scCyrl, t+|ru|��и�а��|scCyrl, t|ru|под��и��ва��|sc=Cyrl
Spanish: t+|es|calcular
Swedish: t|sv|beräkna, t|sv|räkna ut
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<!--DefB-->
trans-top|(intransitive) determine values or solutions
ttbc|Arabic: حسب (hasaba)
Chinese: 计�
Dutch: rekenen, uitwerken
Finnish: t+|fi|laskea
German: t+|de|rechnen
Hungarian: t|hu|számol, t|hu|számítást végez
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Japanese:

Korean: ���� (gyesanhada)
Swedish: räkna (count; do calculations in general), beräkna, räkna ut (calculate a specific answer)
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<!--DefC-->
trans-top|(intransitive) plan
ttbc|Arabic: حسب (hasaba)
Dutch: plannen, uitwerken
Finnish: sunnitella, laskelmoida
German: kalkulieren, sich etwas ausrechnen
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Hungarian: t|hu|kikalkulál, t|hu|kitervel
Japanese: ����(takuramu)
Korean: ��� (kkoehada)
Swedish: beräkna, räkna ut
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Derived terms
calculating<!--adjective-->

Related terms
calculation
calculus
incalculable

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