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Passive is a related term of calculating.


As a noun passive

is .

As an adjective calculating is

(especially of a robot) which has the ability to calculate.

As a verb calculating is

.

passive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
  • Taking no action.
    • He remained passive during the protest.
  • (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
  • (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
  • (finance) Not participating in management.

    • Antonyms

    * active * aggressive

    Synonyms

    * inactive * idle * disinterested * uninvolved

    Derived terms

    * passive-aggressive * passively * passiveness * passive smoking * passive voice * passivity * passivisation / passivization * passivise / passivize

    Related terms

    * passion * passionate * patience * patient

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable, grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
  • (countable, grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.

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    calculating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (especially of a robot) Which has the ability to calculate.
  • (especially of a person) Which serves one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Following the sentencing, Knutton said: "What sort of person does something so cold and calculating ? I did not expect her to go to jail for it. I am just glad it is now all over."}}

    Verb

    (head)