calculated
adj/ˈkælkjʊleɪtɪd/ · /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
1
Arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation; ascertained mathematically.
- The calculated total appeared to be wrong.
2
Carefully thought out or planned.
- a calculated campaign of disinformation
- We made a calculated decision not to visit them on the first day, in case we seemed too eager.
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- Tobacco companies develop carefully calculated media campaigns.
- Zivin’s (1982) findings bear this out, that as actors grow to adulthood they become increasingly calculated and less spontaneous about displaying nonverbals, and their displays correspondingly tend to be understood as more calculated and less spontaneous.1987, Robert Sanders, Cognitive Foundations of Calculated Speech, page 135:
- Her myriad “crimes reflected a stunning degree of calculated cruelty,” the judge wrote, and he called her “a coldly calculated criminal recidivist and serial killer who denied culpability, and possessed a high potential for future violence.”2017, Jerry Clark, Ed Palattella, Mania and Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, page 5:
3
Of a person Calculating; unemotional and analytical.
- Zivin's (1982) findings bear this out, that as actors grow to adulthood they become increasingly calculated and less spontaneous about displaying nonverbals, and their displays correspondingly tend to be understood as more calculated and less spontaneous.1987, Robert Sanders, Cognitive Foundations of Calculated Speech, page 135:
- Being very calculated, he knew very well the arrival and departure hours, and respected them.2017, Alexander T, Cruise Ships, Behind the Iron Wall:
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- Her myriad “crimes reflected a stunning degree of calculated cruelty,” the judge wrote, and he called her “a coldly calculated criminal recidivist and serial killer who denied culpability, and possessed a high potential for future violence.”2017, Jerry Clark, Ed Palattella, Mania and Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, page 5:
- Derived terms
- calculatedly, calculated mistake, calculatedness, calculated risk, uncalculated