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CALCULATEDLY

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cal⋅cu⋅lat⋅ed

  [kal-kyuh-ley-tid]
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–adjective
1. arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
2. carefully thought out or planned: a calculated effort.
Origin:
1715–25; calculate + -ed 2

Related forms:
cal⋅cu⋅lat⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
cal⋅cu⋅lat⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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cal·cu·lat·ed   (kāl'kyə-lā'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Determined by mathematical calculation.

  2. Undertaken after careful estimation of the likely outcome: took a calculated risk.

  3. Made or planned to accomplish a certain purpose; deliberate: insincere, calculated modesty.

  4. Likely; apt.

cal'cu·lat'ed·ly adv.
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