# calculated

Pronunciation: US say "KAL-kyoo-lay-tid" /ˈkælkjʊleɪtɪd/; UK say "KAL-kyuu-lay-tid" /ˈkælkjʊleɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Carefully thought out or planned in advance, rather than done on impulse.
   - Simple: Planned carefully and done on purpose, not by accident.
   - _The general made a calculated decision to retreat and regroup._
   - _Every line in the speech seemed calculated to provoke a reaction._
3. Arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation rather than direct measurement.
   - Simple: Worked out using math rather than measured directly.
   - _The calculated orbit differed slightly from the observed path._
   - _Engineers checked whether the calculated stress exceeded safe limits._
4. Coldly rational and detached from emotion, acting from reason rather than feeling.
   - Simple: Cold and focused on facts, not on feelings or emotions.
   - _The negotiator stayed calm and calculated throughout the tense talks._
   - _His calculated demeanor unsettled the rest of the team._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of calculate. — simple past and past participle of calculate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of calculate. Use this form when the figuring out already happened.
   - _The engineers calculated the load the bridge could bear._
   - _He calculated the odds and decided not to place the bet._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/calculated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).