calculated

Syllables: cal·cu·lat·ed/ˈkælkjʊleɪtɪd/

calculated is the simple past and past participle of calculate.

Adjective

calculated (comparative more calculated, superlative most calculated)

Arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
- The calculated total appeared to be wrong.
Carefully thought out or planned.
- a calculated campaign of disinformation
- We made a calculated decision not to visit them on the first day, in case we seemed too eager.
Calculating; unemotional and analytical.
- Zivin's (1982) findings bear this out, that as actors grow to adulthood they become increasingly calculated and less spontaneous about displaying nonverbals, and their displays correspondingly tend to be understood as more calculated and less spontaneous.1987, Robert Sanders, Cognitive Foundations of Calculated Speech, page 135
- Being very calculated, he knew very well the arrival and departure hours, and respected them.2017, Alexander T, Cruise Ships, Behind the Iron Wall

calculate (third-person singular simple present calculates, present participle calculating, simple past and past participle calculated)

(transitive) 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.
Synonyms:

compute, reckon, work out
(intransitive) To determine values or solutions by a mathematical process; reckon.

Synonyms:

compute, reckon
(US, dialectal, intransitive) To plan; to expect; to think.
- I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal’lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big...1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
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.
- to calculate or cast one’s nativity
To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.
- to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people
To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

comparative	more calculated
superlative	most calculated

What does calculated mean?: Calculated means arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
What is calculated the simple past and past participle of?: Calculated is the simple past and past participle of calculate.
What part of speech is calculated?: Calculated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce calculated?: Calculated is pronounced /ˈkælkjʊleɪtɪd/.

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