calculate
v.v. to find an answer or a number by using math. You do this when you add, subtract, or multiply figures to get a result.
v. to determine a numerical value or mathematical result through the use of arithmetic or logical reasoning. Often implies a systematic process of estimation or computation.
I need to calculate the total cost of the groceries.
The engineers must calculate the exact amount of weight the bridge can support before construction begins.
Economists use complex algorithms to calculate the potential impact of inflation on consumer spending habits over the next fiscal quarter.
Borrowed from Latin calculātus, perfect passive participle of calculō (“to reckon, compute, calculate”, originally by means of pebbles) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from calculus (“a pebble”), further from calx (“limestone”, calc- in compounds) + -ulus (forms diminutives).
The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object, such as a cost, distance, or probability.
calculate about the pricecalculate the priceCalculate is a transitive verb and does not require a preposition before its object.