How to Use calculate in a Sentence

calculate

verb
Definition of calculatenext
Synonyms for calculatenext
  • We calculated the cost of new carpeting for the whole house.
  • I need to calculate how long it will take me to drive to Chicago.
  • We need to calculate our chances of success before we invest more money in the business.
  • It’s calculated by dividing body mass by the square of body height, resulting in a figure expressed in units of kg/m2.
    — New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
  • For each role, the analysts calculated a composite score.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Still, the wealth of historical British leaders is hard to calculate given much of it would have been based on land ownership.
    — Alistair MacDonald, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The damages were calculated as a fraction of the infringing product’s price, multiplied by the number of units sold.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In the study, the researchers took X-rays of participants’ trunk, arms, and legs to measure their lean body mass and calculate their body composition.
    — Jayne Williamson-Lee, STAT, 26 Oct. 2022
  • For years, the method physicians have used to determine whether a person has obesity is to calculate their BMI — or body mass index.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
  • At the same time, the medical side of the business is slumping, as some shoppers calculate the cost of obtaining a card is no longer worth the savings from not having to pay taxes on recreational pot.
    — Dan Adams, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Hence, a receiver on the ground can analyze these signals, and calculate the distance from a Starlink satellite, to pinpoint its location on the planet.
    — PCMAG, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Many of the theme parks don't release attendance figures, and for those that don't, the index used financial reports, local tourism groups and investment banking reports to calculate them.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The companies use slightly different​approaches to calculate and describe these revenue​figures, but each strips out elements like acquisitions​and reimbursable expenses.
    — Megan Graham, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Homeowners can calculate their exact cost for each levy by going to the Butler County auditor’s site and searching for their address and clicking on it.
    — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The goal was to calculate, for both the farmers and foragers, the relative proportion of samples dedicated to leisure versus work activities.
    — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Using the most recent data available, both factors were calculated by subtracting the values assigned to Black and white people for a certain metric.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
  • First, calculate the weight of your kayak and gear and compare it to the weight limit of the roof rack.
    — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • To learn how to calculate whether a live show will be in profit or be a loss.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 July 2023
  • The reward will be calculated based on the amount of gold found and its value, Oehrl said.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The ministry uses the Urals price to calculate its tax take from oil exports.
    — Stanley Reed, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • That’s because a closed account impacts two of the factors used to calculate the score.
    — Mia Taylor, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2023
  • To calculate watt hours, multiply the volts (V) by the ampere hours (Ah).
    — Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
  • And the state has a say in how those three-year update numbers get calculated.
    — Anna Staver, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • As for how your moon sign is calculated, Edut explains that your moon sign is a result of where the moon was in the sky when you were born.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 28 Apr. 2023
  • It was calculated at 467 feet, tied for the fifth longest homer in the majors this season.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 15 June 2024
  • Here's a breakdown to understand the records and how they're calculated and set.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
  • Trapview’s app is also able to calculate where and when best to use pesticides.
    — Tom Page, CNN, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Every move and hit has to be calculated to give the team an advantage.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • To calculate this, the researchers analyzed state-by-state data on live births and deaths.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • So black holes must also have entropy, and Hawking was the first to calculate that entropy.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2022

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