calculating
adjective
cal·cu·lat·ing
ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-tiŋ 
1
: making calculations
calculating machine
2
: marked by prudent analysis or by shrewd consideration of self-interest : scheming
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Even Alex becomes too entangled in her students’ dealings and ends up suffering at the hands of one of the more calculating boys.
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Rebekah Frumkin, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
And experts believe that his intuitive style could throw the more calculating Caruana, who has faced time crunches already in this championship, off-balance.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
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Rebekah Frumkin, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
And experts believe that his intuitive style could throw the more calculating Caruana, who has faced time crunches already in this championship, off-balance.
—Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
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calculating
adjective
cal·cu·lat·ing
ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt-iŋ
1
: designed to make calculations
a calculating machine
2
a
: tending to plan or study things with much care and caution
b
: scheming
calculatingly
adverb
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