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CALCULATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a mathematical calculation or computation

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):

reason (think logically)

Verb group:

work out (be calculated)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "calculate"):

resolve; solve (find the solution)

capitalise; capitalize (compute the present value of a business or an income)

budget (make a budget)

approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))

survey (plot a map of (land))

integrate (calculate the integral of; calculate by integration)

differentiate (calculate a derivative; take the derivative)

extrapolate; interpolate (estimate the value of)

divide; fraction (perform a division)

multiply (combine by multiplication)

quantise; quantize (apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor)

extract (calculate the root of a number)

process (perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information)

prorate (divide or assess proportionally)

miscalculate; misestimate (calculate incorrectly)

recalculate (calculate anew)

average; average out (compute the average of)

factor; factor in; factor out (resolve into factors)

add; add together (make an addition by combining numbers)

deduct; subtract; take off (make a subtraction)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

calculable (able to be calculated or estimated)

calculation (the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods)

calculation (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)

calculator (a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic)

calculator (an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines))

calculus (the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Judge to be probable

Synonyms:

calculate; count on; estimate; figure; forecast; reckon

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "calculate"):

allow; take into account (allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

calculable (able to be calculated or estimated)

calculation (the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Have faith or confidence in

Example:

Depend on your family in times of crisis

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):

trust (have confidence or faith in)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 4

Meaning:

Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

Synonyms:

aim; calculate; direct

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):

designate; destine; intend; specify (design or destine)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Predict in advance

Synonyms:

calculate; forecast

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "calculate" is one way to...):

anticipate; call; forebode; foretell; predict; prognosticate; promise (make a prediction about; tell in advance)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

calculable (able to be calculated or estimated)

calculation (the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods)

calculation (planning something carefully and intentionally)

calculative (acting with a specific goal)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Keep an account of

Synonyms:

account; calculate

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "calculate"):

credit (accounting: enter as credit)

balance (compute credits and debits of an account)

overbalance (cause to be off balance)

debit (enter as debit)

compound (calculate principal and interest)

bill; charge (demand payment)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

calculation (the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods)

calculation (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Body surface area (BSA) can be calculated by mathematical formula or from a chart that relates height to weight.

(Body Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)

Based on the test findings, the researchers calculated that humans can discriminate more than 1 trillion scents.

(Humans Can Identify More Than 1 Trillion Smells, NIH, US)

It was low in the heavens, and I calculated that in less than an hour it would lie just above the topmost branches of the old oak.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I have not seen a man who, if he turns his talents that way, was more calculated to fill the gap left by the illustrious Moriarty.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He calculated a minute, and then said:—The first should be June 12, the second June 19, and the third June 29.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

A derived unit of measure for dose length product calculated by multiplying the radiation dose in milliGrays by the travel length in centimeters.

(milliGray-Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)

But Spitz, cold and calculating even in his supreme moods, left the pack and cut across a narrow neck of land where the creek made a long bend around.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

A data derivation technique used to calculate a subject's minimum value over a defined set of records.

(Minimum Value Derivation Technique, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the curve (AUC) extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the predicted value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the body mass index.

(AUC Infinity Predicted Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the observed value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the weight.

(AUMC Infinity Observed Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)