DIMENSIONS: EVALUATION / Perspective
R E F E R E N C E S
Calculate -v.t. 1. to ascertain by mathematical methods; compute. 2. to determine by reasoning, common sense, or practical experience; estimate. 3. to make suitable or fit for purpose; adapt [usually used passively and with an infinitive]; a remark calculated to inspire confidence. 4. Chiefly Northern U.S. a. to think; guess. b. to intend; plan. -v.i. 5. to make a computation; form an estimate. 6. to count or rely [usually fol. by on or upon]. [< L calculãt(us) reckoned [ptp. of calculãe] = calcul(us) pebble (see CALCULUS) + -ãtus -ATE1]
-Syn. count, figure, cast, estimate, weigh
[Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House, 1968.]
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