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calcular — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • calculate verb To work out a number, amount, or answer using mathematics.
  • compound noun A fenced or walled area containing a group of buildings, often used for security or living quarters.
  • compute verb To calculate a numerical value or result.
  • gauge verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
  • reckon verb To think or suppose something, often used informally.

Senses

calcular is used for these senses in English:

  • compound (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
  • compute (transitive) To reckon, calculate.
  • figure out (informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
  • gauge (transitive) To estimate.
  • reckon To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
  • reckon (intransitive) To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing.
  • work out (transitive) To calculate.

calculate — full definition

  1. verb To work out a number, amount, or answer using mathematics.
  2. verb To plan or expect something based on reasoning.

compound — full definition

  1. noun A fenced or walled area containing a group of buildings, often used for security or living quarters.
  2. adjective Made up of two or more parts or elements combined.
  3. verb To combine different elements or ingredients into one substance.
  4. verb To make a problem worse by adding to it.
  5. verb (finance) To calculate interest on both the original amount and the interest already earned.

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