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What is the difference between calibrate and calculate ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between calibrate and calculate ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
To calibrate means to tweak the settings/positions (calibrate = adjust/configure/tweak)
-This is a very complicated instrument that needs to be calibrated just right to function smoothly.
-The scale (device used to measure the weight of an object/person) needs to be recalibrated.
-I need a professional to calibrate my watch.
To calculate means to do mathematics literally or figuratively.
-Literally: Can you calculate something for me? What’s 23+46+17?
-Figuratively: I’m trying to calculate how to make it across the most efficiently. (A person can calculate something in their head without necessarily doing literal mathematics)
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"Calculate" means to weigh the good against the bad. (Pro vs. Con; good things vs bad things; then make a decision).
"Calibrate" means to make changes and adjustments until you reach the correct amount (usually of a mechanical device like a car engine or a recipe).
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