calculate vs allow

allow vs calculate

calculate and allow both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
calculate	No	No	Yes	No
allow	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, allow is a hyponym of calculate; that is, allow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than calculate:

calculate: judge to be probable
allow: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

Other hyponyms of calculate include take into account.

calculate (verb)	allow (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation	allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
judge to be probable	consent to, give permission; permit
have faith or confidence in	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
predict in advance	let have
keep an account of	grant as a discount or in exchange
	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
	allow the other (baseball) team to score
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
	afford possibility

Difference between calculate and allow

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