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Notebook, 1993-

DIMENSIONS: EVALUATION / Perspective

Calculation










Reckoned, Determined, Weighed, Ascertained . . . . To Compute, Determine, Reason, Sense, Estimate, Think, Guess, Intend, Plan, Count, Reckon, Weigh, Cast . . . . Fit, Make Suitable, Adapt, Rely upon


R  E  F  E  R  E  N  C  E  S 
Calculate -v.t. 1. to ascertain by mathematical methods; compute. 2. to determine by reasoning, common sense, or practical experience; estimate. 3. to make suitable or fit for purpose; adapt [usually used passively and with an infinitive]; a remark calculated to inspire confidence. 4. Chiefly Northern U.S. a. to think; guess. b. to intend; plan. -v.i. 5. to make a computation; form an estimate. 6. to count or rely [usually fol. by on or upon]. [< L calculãt(us) reckoned [ptp. of calculãe] = calcul(us) pebble (see CALCULUS) + -ãtus -ATE1] -Syn. count, figure, cast, estimate, weigh [Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House, 1968.]




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