[adjective] [+ to infinitive] - planned or arranged in order to produce a particular effectIt's one of those awful film endings which is calculated to make you cry. [+ to infinitive]It's a policy that was hardly calculated to (= will not) win votes.A calculated risk is a risk which you consider worth taking because the result, if it is successful, will be so good.The director took a calculated risk in giving the film's main role to an unknown actor.
CALCULATED
Meaning of CALCULATED in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012