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Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of calculate.
Etymologies
- Late Latin calculāre, calculāt-, from Latin calculus, small stone used in reckoning, diminutive of calx, calc-, small stone for gaming; see calx.
Examples
“The setup is familiar, but Arvin calculates everything - the mystery, the office politics, the anti-death-penalty demonstrations, the race riots, the fiendishly escalating threats - so neatly that the whole package is an offer you can't refuse.”
“Yet Putin calculates that he can mock us because, as his defence minister cheerfully puts it: "The west keeps buying our energy.”
“For his part, Berzin calculates that just one 1,000 megawatt power plant using his system could produce more than 40 million gallons of biodiesel and 50 million gallons of ethanol a year.”
“His name calculates to 666 in both English and Hebrew;”
“Yield to call calculates the yield based on the assumption that the bond issuer will redeem the bond at the first redemption date.”
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“Whether Amundsen "calculates" or not makes very little difference; his are all misses in any case.”
“But the bear 'ciphers;' he knows how many pounds his hams weigh, and he 'calculates' if he carried them up in the air, they might be top heavy for him.”
“To do this though I have to change gear each time I am told (it calculates which is the best gear by analysing your car's details and pairing it to the road you are driving on) and I am also prompted if I pull away too quickly or stop too suddenly.”
“How about an electronic version with batteries in the handles that counts the number of jumps and "calculates" how many calories you've burnt?”
“Using published data from the National Commission on Prevention Priorities (NCPP), which assigns values to a broad array of preventative practices, as well as published data on the cost-savings of preventing avoidable emergency room visits, the team developed an algorithm that "calculates" a return on investment ratio, thereby quantifying the value of mobile health care to the overall health care system.”
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