calculate
To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
Example
“Calculate the square root of 3 to 10 decimal places.”
Other meanings
To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.
To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of.
Synonyms
- cipher
- work out
- figure
Related words
- calculant
- calculatable
- calculative
- calculatory
- miscalculate
- outcalculate
- overcalculate
- precalculate
- recalculate
- retrocalculate
- uncalculatable
- undercalculate
Word history
From Latin "calculātus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “calculate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.