calculate

verb

(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.

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.

(intransitive, US, dialect) To plan; to expect; to think.

Roots

calxcalc- · Latin · limestone, small stone

Synonyms for calculate

computev estimaten reckonv countn forecastn quantifyv figuren assessv determinev subtractv evaluatev

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Where does calculate come from?

The word calculate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root calc-, from Latin calx (“limestone, small stone”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.