calculating
calculating Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Acting in a scheming and ruthlessly determined way to achieve selfish ends.
"The novel portrays the corporate executive as a cold, calculating figure who manipulates his rivals for personal gain."
Designed for or capable of performing mathematical computations.
"The museum's science gallery features an antique mechanical calculating machine built in the nineteenth century."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'calculating' with 'calculated': 'calculating' describes a person or disposition that is shrewdly and selfishly scheming, whereas 'calculated' describes an action or effect that is deliberately planned or carefully estimated.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived as the present participial adjective of 'calculate', from Late Latin 'calculatus' ('reckoned'), ultimately from Latin 'calculus' ('small pebble used on a counting board').