calculated

[ kal-kyuh-ley-tid ]

adjective

1. arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
2. carefully thought out or planned:

   a calculated effort.

calculated

/ ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪd /

adjective

1. undertaken after considering the likelihood of success or failure

   a calculated risk

2. deliberately planned; premeditated

   a calculated insult

Other Words From

• calcu·lated·ly adverb
• calcu·lated·ness noun
• un·calcu·lated adjective
• well-calcu·lated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of calculated¹

First recorded in 1715–25; calculate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"It was calculated, he focused on boys. He groomed young men. He encouraged them to take showers in the nude with him. There was a pattern of violence," he said.

From BBC

But in the UK, some question whether the figures are calculated in an effective way.

From BBC

Amid Trump’s first-term trade war with China, Beijing aimed retaliatory tariffs at California farmers; economists calculated that California growers of almonds, the state’s most valuable export crop, lost about $875 million.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, they raised their pens and voices to secure liberty through calculated political reforms.

From Salon

The researchers calculated the emissions from 18,655,789 flights by looking at the time in the air and average fuel consumption of the aircraft models.

From BBC

Related Words

• deliberate
• planned
• premeditated