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calculated

[kal-kyuh-ley-tid]

adjective

  1. arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.

  2. carefully thought out or planned.

    a calculated effort.



calculated

/ ˈæʊˌɪɪ /

adjective

  1. undertaken after considering the likelihood of success or failure

    a calculated risk

  2. deliberately planned; premeditated

    a calculated insult

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • calculatedly adverb
  • calculatedness noun
  • uncalculated adjective
  • well-calculated adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of calculated1

First recorded in 1715–25; calculate + -ed 2
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But once Robert had calculated that he had made the trip 17 times, he set himself a target of walking it 50 times by the time he reached 65.

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But researchers calculated that it would take billions of dollars in startup money and decades to pay for itself.

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They’ve hurt people in sudden fits of rage and calculated, premeditated attacks.

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A mother was stabbed to death in a "cold blooded, calculated, premeditated murder" as she pushed her baby in a pram, a court has heard.

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The minimum standard is calculated to include money for a couple's weekly groceries, a week's holiday in the UK, eating out about once a month and some affordable leisure activities about twice a week.

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