calculate

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. compute, reckon; count, appraise; estimate; informal, consider, deem, figure.

See numeration, expectation, plan.

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(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To determine, especially by using mathematics]

Syn. compute, reckon, determine, enumerate, count, figure out, figure, ascertain, ascertain mathematically, work out, estimate, forecast, rate, weigh, gauge, assess, number, figure up, account, sum up, total, divide, multiply, subtract, add, cipher, tally, cast, dope out*, crunch numbers*; see also count , estimate 1 , measure 1 , reckon .

2. [To determine by reasoning or evaluating]

Syn. estimate, judge, gauge, think, think likely; see also anticipate 1 , assume 1 , estimate 1 , 2 , guess 1 .

Syn.- calculate refers to the mathematical determination of a quantity, amount, etc. and usually implies the use of higher mathematics [ to calculate distances in astronomy ] ; compute suggests simpler mathematics and implies a determinable, hence precise, result [ to compute the volume of a cylinder ] ; estimate implies the judging, usually in advance, of a quantity, cost, etc. and connotes an approximate result [ to estimate the cost of building a house ] ; reckon , an informal substitute for compute , suggests the use of simple arithmetic such as can be performed mentally [ to reckon the days before elections ]

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

compute, figure, reckon, add up, sum up, count, evaluate, surmise, judge, forecast.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To ascertain by mathematics: cast, cipher, compute, figure, reckon. See REASON. 2. To make a judgment as to the worth or value of: appraise, assay, assess, estimate, evaluate, gauge, judge, rate1, size up, valuate, value. Idiom: take the measure of. See VALUE.