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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The time it takes those applicants to obtain building permits has steadily grown from a median of 127 days in December, when The Times first calculated the figure, to 155 days currently.
From Los Angeles Times
Sharp, who worked at the Greenwich Royal Observatory and has a crater on the moon named after him, was also a mathematician who calculated pi to 72 decimal places.
From BBC
In the current system, premiums are calculated by assessing the full pool of enrollees, including those who are older and sicker and tend to spend more on medical care.
From MarketWatch
Read on to see how we calculated those figures.
From MarketWatch
The only justification, they calculated, would be an imminent threat, especially information that Iran was close to creating a nuclear weapon.
From BBC
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