Thesaurus: calculate

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1. v. i. To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute.
2. v. i. To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of; as, to calculate or cast one's nativity.
3. v. i. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people.
4. v. i. To plan; to expect; to think.
5. v. i. To make a calculation; to forecast consequences; to estimate; to compute.
6. v. make a mathematical calculation or computation
7. v. judge to be probable
8. v. keep an account of
9. v. predict in advance
10. v. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
11. v. have faith or confidence in