how to pronounce calculate

/ˈkæl.kjə.lɛɪt/

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calculate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of calculate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… british land to calculate a yearly rate …”

meaning of calculate

To calculate is to work out the result of an operation or calculation.

calculate frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word calculate occurs in english on average 10.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics calculate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that calculate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;