calculating
- 01 C1 Advanced
adj.planning things very carefully to get an advantage for yourself, often in a way that seems cold or dishonest.
adj.acting in a cold, analytical manner to further one's own interests, often at the expense of others.
Simple“He is a calculating businessman who only helps people if it benefits him.”
In context“The protagonist's calculating nature allowed her to navigate the corporate hierarchy, though it eventually cost her the trust of her closest colleagues.”
UsageUsually carries a negative connotation regarding a person's character.
Synonyms - 02 B1 Intermediate
v.the act of using numbers to find an answer.
v.the present participle of 'calculate', referring to the process of determining a mathematical or logical result.
Simple“She sat at her desk, calculating the total cost of the trip.”
In context“After calculating the projected risks, the analysts recommended that the firm delay the launch until market conditions stabilized.”
UsageFunctions as the continuous form of the verb or as a gerund.
SynonymsAntonyms
“Murthy analyzed the satellite data by first calculating the distance between each GPS location and the original banding point.”
“Even for a device containing more than 1 billion nanostructures, its overall properties can be analyzed by calculating only a small unit consisting of several tens of nanostructures.”