/ ˈkælkjuleɪt; NAmE / verb
1.
to use numbers to find out a total number, amount, distance, etc.
SYN work out :
[ vn ]
Use the formula to calculate the volume of the container.
Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings.
[ v wh- ]
You'll need to calculate how much time the assignment will take.
[ vn that ]
It has been calculated that at least 47 000 jobs were lost last year.
2.
to guess sth or form an opinion by using all the information available
SYN estimate :
[ v that ]
Conservationists calculate that hundreds of species could be lost in this area.
[ v wh- ]
It is impossible to calculate what influence he had on her life.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from late Latin calculat- counted, from the verb calculare , from calculus a small pebble (as used on an abacus).