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calculated
[ kal-kyuh-ley-tid ]
adjective
- arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
- carefully thought out or planned:
a calculated effort.
calculated
/ ˈæʊˌɪɪ /
adjective
- undertaken after considering the likelihood of success or failure
a calculated risk
- deliberately planned; premeditated
a calculated insult
Other Word Forms
- c·e· adverb
- c·e·Ա noun
- ܲ·c·e adjective
- ɱ-c·e adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of calculated1
Example Sentences
Your capital gain will be calculated by subtracting your tax basis in the home from the sales proceeds, minus selling costs.
“ we’re witnessing isn’t just bureaucratic dysfunction — it’s a calculated strategy to prolong child detention, discourage and impede reunification, and extract as much personal data as possible for future immigration enforcement,” Chew said.
That alone makes this strike both brutal and symbolic: a calculated assault not just on lives, but on a fragile sense of normalcy the Indian state has worked hard to project in the disputed region.
Until the first months of this war, the number of people killed in Gaza was calculated from counting bodies that arrived in hospitals - like those of Asma Hirzallah and her children.
There was also a "calculated attempt to bypass security systems" by obscuring the contents of the tubes.
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