CALCULATE

calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure

(verb) make a mathematical calculation or computation

calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast

(verb) judge to be probable

count, bet, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon

(verb) have faith or confidence in; “you can count on me to help you any time”; “Look to your friends for support”; “You can bet on that!”; “Depend on your family in times of crisis”

calculate, aim, direct

(verb) specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

forecast, calculate

(verb) predict in advance

account, calculate

(verb) keep an account of

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.

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

(intransitive, US, dialect) To plan; to expect; to think.

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 adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end.

Synonyms

• (determine value of or solution to): compute, reckon (old), work out

• (determine values or solutions): compute, reckon (old)

Source: Wiktionary

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Cal"cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calculater; p. pr. & vb. n. Calculating.] Etym: [L, calculatus, p. p. of calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning; hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming, limestone. See Calx.]

1. To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute. A calencar exacity calculated than any othe. North.

2. 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; as, to calculate or cast one's nativity. A cunning man did calculate my birth. Shak.

3. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people. [Religion] is . . . calculated for our benefit. Abp. Tillotson.

4. To plan; to expect; to think. [Local, U. S.]

Syn.

– To compute; reckon; count; estimate; rate.

– To Calculate, Compute. Reckon, Count. These words indicate the means by which we arrive at a given result in regard to quantity. We calculate with a view to obtain a certain point of knowledge; as, to calculate an eclipse. We compute by combining given numbers, in order to learn the grand result. We reckon and count in carrying out the details of a computation. These words are also used in a secondary and figurative sense. "Calculate is rather a conjection from what is, as to what may be; computation is a rational estimate of what has been, from what is; reckoning is a conclusive conviction, a pleasing assurance that a thing will happen; counting indicates an expectation. We calculate on a gain; we compute any loss sustained, or the amount of any mischief done; we reckon on a promised pleasure; we count the hours and minutes until the time of enjoyment arrives" Crabb.

Cal"cu*late, v. i.

Definition: To make a calculation; to forecast caonsequences; to estimate; to compute. The strong passions, whether good or bad, never calculate. F. W. Robertson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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