uncalculated
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪd/
- Her decisions were often uncalculated, resulting in both unexpected joys and challenges.
Examples
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The artist's uncalculated approach to painting often led to surprising and unique results.
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He acted on uncalculated impulses, sometimes leading him into amusing situations.
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Her beauty is arresting and uncalculated.
Fiction book (1990) -
A major limitation to the interpretation of the significance of the reported gains is that the magnitude, external validity, and reliability of the outcomes were largely uncalculated.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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4.6
Not yet decided or known
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7.5
Not measured or given an exact amount
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6.7
Not yet calculated or run in math and computing
Antonyms
How Calculated
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncalculated = calculated (transparent) = un + calculate + ed
The word is formed by straightforward negation with 'un-' added to 'calculated', producing the opposite of 'calculated'.
Etymology
Uncalculated comes from un- 'not' and calculate, and calculate comes from Latin calculus, a 'small stone' people once used to 'count' things, as in a calculator. So, uncalculated means 'not counted' or 'not worked out', which is why we use it for costs or figures not yet measured.