Using english to : CALCULATE 1. Defenition : to find (a number, answer, etc.) by using mathematical processes. to get a general idea about the value, size, or cost of (something). So The definition of calculate is to use reason or common sense to determine something, or to use math to determine an answer. Note : " Stoichiometry calculations are based on the fact that atoms are conserved. They cannot be destroyed or created. Numbers and kinds of atoms before and after the reactions are always the same. This is the basic law of nature". Origin of calculatevv from Classical Latin calculatus , past participle of calculare , to reckon ; from calculus , pebble, stone used in doing arithmetic, diminutive of calx , limestone: see calciulate a. to make a computat...