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calculate
Transitive VerbIntransitive Verb
Meanings
Transitive Verb
[~ something]
To determine the amount or number of something by using mathematical processes.
"The accountant had to calculate the total tax owed for the fiscal year."
Transitive Verb
[~ something]
To determine that a particular outcome is likely or necessary based on a careful assessment of the situation.
"The general calculated the risk of an ambush before ordering the troops forward."
Intransitive Verb
To perform mathematical operations to find a result.
"The students were asked to calculate the area of the triangle without using a calculator."