calculate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin calculātus, perfect passive participle of calculō (“to reckon, compute, calculate”, originally by means of pebbles) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from calculus (“a pebble”), further from calx (“limestone”, calc- in compounds) +‎ -ulus (forms diminutives). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/, /ˈkælkjəleɪt/ Hyphenation: cal‧cu‧late === 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. (chess) To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (determine value of or solution to): compute, reckon (old), work out (determine values or solutions): compute, reckon (old) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== calculation calculus calculator incalculable ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “calculate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “calculate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “calculate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Latin == === Verb === calculāte second-person plural present active imperative of calculō "calculate ye, compute ye" (figuratively) "consider ye as, esteem ye" === Participle === calculāte vocative masculine singular of calculātus == Spanish == === Verb === calculate second-person singular voseo imperative of calcular combined with te