calculative

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   concerned with calculation, especially deliberate reasoning about means and consequences

   Aristotle distinguishes the calculative part of reason from the part that grasps necessary truths.

2. 2
   adj

   inclined to plan self-interestedly or strategically

   Her calculative response considered every possible advantage.

Formed from calculate + -ive. Calculate comes from Latin calculare, "to reckon with pebbles," from calculus, "small stone used in counting."

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