Meaning & use
calculate
To work out an answer or amount using math or careful reasoning.
See it in a sentence
The accountant calculated the total cost of the project down to the last cent.
Scientists calculated how long the comet would take to pass by Earth.
A note on using this word
'Caculate' is a common misspelling of 'calculate'; don't forget the 'l' after the first syllable.
Words with a similar meaning
computefigure out
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