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- Dictionarycalculated/ˈkalkjʊleɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of an action) done with full awareness of the likely consequences: "victims of vicious and calculated assaults"
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to judge the amount or value of something by using information and esp. numbers: [ + question word ] We tried to calculate how fast he was moving when the car crashed. I calculated the total cost to be over $9000. [ + that clause ] Lieutenant Chilton calculated that six men had been lost.
If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
to judge the amount or value of something by using information and esp. numbers: [ + question word ] We tried to calculate how fast he was moving when the car crashed. I calculated the total cost to be over $9000. [ + that clause ] Lieutenant Chilton calculated that six men had been lost.
calculated. If you do something in a calculated way, you've given it quite a bit of thought beforehand, and you're very deliberate in the way you do it. Sometimes calculated can have a positive meaning, like when you plan ahead and are thoughtful about something.
CALCULATED meaning: 1. planned or arranged in order to produce a particular effect: 2. planned or arranged in order to…. Learn more.
Definition of calculated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
cal·cu·lat·ed. (kăl′kyə-lā′tĭd) adj. 1. Determined by mathematical calculation. 2. Undertaken after careful estimation of the likely outcome: a calculated risk. 3. Made or planned to accomplish a certain purpose; deliberate: calculated modesty.
