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uncalculated

uncalculated

6.1
Not worked out by numbers or measurement
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪd/
translation icon : no calculado
  • Her decisions were often uncalculated, resulting in both unexpected joys and challenges.

Examples

  • The artist's uncalculated approach to painting often led to surprising and unique results.

  • He acted on uncalculated impulses, sometimes leading him into amusing situations.

  • 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

undetermined
vsuncalculated
20 4.6

Not yet decided or known

applies when something is not set by numbers or math
unevaluated
vsuncalculated
  • Specialized
6.7

Not yet calculated or run in math and computing

is broader, meaning not set by numbers or measurement
unquantified
vsuncalculated
7.5

Not measured or given an exact amount

refers to lack of numeric value or measurement, not only unspecified amount

Antonyms

Planned carefully to get a particular result

How Calculated

exact
901 3.2
accurate
680 3.0
approximate
29 3.9
rough
164 1.0
uncalculated
6.1

Surface Forms

uncalculated positive

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.