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CALCULATING definition: 1. often controlling situations for your own advantage in a way that is slightly unpleasant and…. Learn more.
Calculating definition: capable of or made for performing calculations, especially arithmetical calculations. See examples of CALCULATING used in a sentence.
to judge the amount or value of something by using information and esp. numbers: [ + question word ] We tried to calculate how fast he was moving when the car crashed. I calculated the total cost to be over $9000. [ + that clause ] Lieutenant Chilton calculated that six men had been lost.
1. capable of or made for performing calculations, esp. arithmetical calculations. a calculating machine. 2. shrewd; cautious. a wise and calculating lawyer. 3. selfishly scheming. a cold and calculating dictator.
Definition of calculating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of CALCULATING is making calculations. How to use calculating in a sentence.
Someone who's calculating is scheming to get exactly what they want, no matter the cost to other people. A movie's calculating villain might be determined to steal his innocent victim's money. The adjective calculating originally meant simply "doing calculations," or in other words, doing math.
