past and past participle
Found an exact answer by using numbers and math, or having been found in this way.
The accountant calculated the total before lunch.
The total has been calculated correctly.
American English
How to pronounce calculated
verb · adjectiveB1Common word
KAALkyuhlaydihd
/ˈkʰæl.kjəˌleɪ.ɾɪd̚/
4 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of calculate
Calculated can be the past form or past participle of calculate, and it can also be an adjective meaning carefully planned.
Found an exact answer by using numbers and math, or having been found in this way.
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past and past participle
Carefully considered a situation and its possible results before deciding or acting, or having been considered in this way.
She calculated the risks before opening the store.
The risks had been calculated before the team made its decision.
adjective
Carefully planned to produce a particular result, often in a deliberate or unemotional way.
His calm reply was a calculated attempt to end the argument.
The company made a calculated decision to enter the new market.
Good to know
As an adjective, calculated often means deliberately planned, not found with math.
Related words & forms
The final e disappears before -ing: calculating, not calculateing.