Calculés

Calculés is the masculine plural past participle of the French verb calculer, used as an adjective meaning "calculated" or "deliberate." It agrees with masculine plural nouns, as in les résultats calculés or les coûts calculés. The feminine forms are calculée (sing.) and calculées (plural).

Etymology and usage: calculés derives from the Latin calculus, via calculer, and is widely used in mathematical, scientific, and practical contexts to describe values or results obtained through computation. In technical writing, you commonly encounter expressions such as valeurs calculées, résultats calculés, or paramètres calculés, referring to numbers produced by algorithms, formulas, or models.

Nuance and style: beyond its neutral mathematical sense, calculé can carry a nuanced meaning in everyday language. When used to describe a plan or action, un choix calculé implies a deliberately planned, potentially strategic, decision, sometimes with a negative connotation of manipulation or lack of spontaneity. The word thus sits at the intersection of neutral computation and evaluative judgment, depending on context.

Grammar note: with the auxiliary avoir, the past participle calculé agrees in gender and number with a preceding direct object, as in les résultats que nous avons calculés. If the direct object follows the participle, agreement is not reflected unless the object precedes the participle in a broader clause.

See also: calcul, calculer, calculatrice, calculatrice, calculatoire.