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Calcula

Calcular presents a common root in several Romance languages, and calcula is a frequent inflected form. In everyday use, calcula is the third-person singular present indicative form in Spanish and Portuguese of the verb calcular, meaning to compute or to determine. As such, sentences like “La empresa calcula sus costos” (Spanish) or “Ele calcula a média” (Portuguese) use calcula to express that someone or something calculates or calculates things.

In addition to its present-tense use, the form calma (with capitalization at the start of a sentence)

Etymologically, calcula derives from Latin calculus, meaning a pebble used for counting, which gave rise to

As a standalone word, calcula is primarily valued as a grammatical form rather than a distinct technical

can
appear
in
imperative
contexts
in
Spanish
as
a
direct
command
to
perform
a
calculation,
though
the
exact
imperative
form
may
differ
by
dialect
and
language.
The
broader
family
of
terms
derived
from
the
same
root—calculation,
calculator,
calculus—reflects
the
historical
connection
between
counting
with
pebbles
(calculus
in
Latin)
and
modern
mathematical
computation.
the
modern
verb
calcular
in
Romance
languages.
The
semantic
development
centers
on
counting,
measuring,
and
computing
quantities,
with
calc-
roots
appearing
in
related
words
across
many
languages.
term.
It
is
typically
encountered
inside
sentences
rather
than
as
a
proper
noun
or
established
title.
For
related
concepts,
see
calculation,
calculator,
and
calculus,
which
share
the
same
Latin
root
and
mathematical
lineage.